BMI British Midland has announced a major shake up of its fare
structure.
From June 14 the carrier will adopt a ‘one way’ fares
structure reflecting those used by most low-cost carriers.
This will allow travellers to book the lowest fares for each
leg of their journey. In effect this will bring to an end minimum stay
requirements and the Saturday night stopover rule.
In a further relaxation of the rules, passengers will be
allowed to change the original flight they have booked to fly with subject to a
£25 administrative charge.
Chief executive officer Austin Reid said: “What we had found
was that one of the main areas our no frills competitors had an advantage over
us was our fare restrictions, specifically on our very low fares that had to be
booked as part of a return journey. What we have done is wipe the slate clean and
start again with this complete rethink of our ticket prices.”
The new fare structure will not apply to the carrier’s
German routes and transatlantic flights from Manchester.