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I found articles at both BMIbaby and BMI Baby, so I merged the content here. This was the older article. The www.bmibaby.com site isn't responding, so I can't see what capitalisation is most appropriate.--gadfium 05:53, 19 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Contents 1 Merge from bmi regional 2 Jersey 3 Rumours 4 Pronunciation 5 Star Alliance 6 article name - again at "bmibaby"

[edit] Merge from bmi regional

Is bmi regional the same as this? If so, then they should be merged. -- Bovineone 04:04, 27 October 2005 (UTC)

No, bmibaby is a low cost airline operating 737s, with their own AOC. bmi regional is a subsiduary of bmi (operating on bmi's AOC) operating with regional jets. wangi 14:40, 31 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Jersey

Should Jersey be put on the International Destination list? It is registered as "International" in Manchester Airport where bmibaby fly from?

The last time I flew from Manchester to Jersey I was sent through the domestic departures security check.

In terms of air travel, Jersey shares all the same regulations as any mainland destination with the exception of customs due to the island been VAT-free (hence you arrive through International Arrivals for customs purposes). You don't need a passport to fly to Jersey and nearly all carriers flying there class it as a domestic destination, and check-in times, frequent flyer points etc are all treated as domestic. --86.137.36.167 (talk) 12:34, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Rumours

Is it really necessary to flag up rumours? Why not stick that kind of stuff on Flyertalk or PPrune and concentrate here on facts.

[edit] Pronunciation

Should we include how the name is pronounced? I've always said bee-emm-eye-baby and I _think_ that's how I've heard it in airport and on-board announcements but I did catch a radio travel report the other day where the reader said be-my-baby which seems reasonable and the sort of thing the PR hacks would love. --Cavrdg 10:38, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

No, I don't think we should. Normal pronunciation is b-m-i-baby. /wangi 10:41, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

I originally thought it was be-my-baby, and that it was a pun. However, it looks like the 'PR hacks' didn't think of it - it's just a coincidence. 144.32.130.132 15:25, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Star Alliance

Recent edits have added categories for BMIbaby being a Star Alliance member. Up to now Bmibaby has not been a member of the alliance, and the statement that just because it co-operates with the bmi Diamond Club that makes it a member of the alliance does not sound right. Can anybody cite anything that show it as proper member of the Star Alliance please. MilborneOne 19:40, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

On the contrary I don't think it is a Star Alliance member. As you say, this has probably come about due to confusion with them now participating with the bmi Diamond Club and offering frequent flyer rewards and redemptions on flights, but it most certainly isn't a Star Alliance member nor can other Star Alliance frequent flyer schemes be used with bmibaby as far as I'm aware. --86.137.36.167 (talk) 12:38, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] article name - again at "bmibaby"

I moved the article back under the name "bmibaby" and reverted the redirect changes to match this, since the article consistently uses "bmibaby" as the name of the airline, which is also what the airline itself uses (see its official website). I hope this is not considered controversial, just housekeeping. --Mareklug ^talk 04:11, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

As Bmibaby is a name, it should be capitalised. Nouse4aname (talk) 15:38, 9 April 2008 (UTC)