In a recent strategic move, bmi has announced its concrete plans to further increase the frequency of many of its flight services to Saudi Arabia. Notably, bmi is the second largest carrier operating out of London Heathrow. The airline has recently confirmed that it will add extra new services from the UK hub to Jeddah, Dammam and the capital city of Riyadh.

It is interesting to note that the expansion plans of the airline follows a series of bilateral talks held between the British and Saudi governments. The outcome of the talk has resulted in the increase of weekly flights between the two countries to 35. Talking about the recent developments and the outcome of the bilateral talks between the two countries, Nigel Turner, the chief executive of bmi said that the airline has considerably increased its presence in the said region. However, the significant development followed after the cessation of BA's flights in 2005.

Nigel Turner remarked, "Bmi has amassed a considerable amount of experience and expertise since we took over services from Heathrow to the Kingdom. Our route network to the region was further enhanced last October when we commenced services from Heathrow to a wide range of destinations throughout the Middle East and beyond. Bmi now has a major presence in this part of the world with considerable experience and knowledge of serving these markets."

The new services are expected to highly enhance the profile of the airline in the region.