Latest figures from the Lufthansa Group show how it has begun to reshape Bmi since it bought the airline.
Figures for 2010 show that Bmi and Bmibaby, its budget subsidiary, carried 6.19 million passengers, just over a million fewer than 2009.
The Lufthansa Group took over Bmi in July 2009, vowing to return it to profit.
Since then, Bmi has expanded its routes from Heathrow to Germany, Switzerland and Austria, linking its flights with those of its Star Alliance partners, but it has also reduced its fleet size and scaled back its loss-making
domestic network to focus on mid-haul, particularly to eastern European countries.
Bmi chief executive Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, who was appointed by Lufthansa, has said he is aiming for Bmi to return to profit in 2012.
He faces a tough challenge, as Bmi has seen its passenger figures plummet from around 10 million in 2008. Post-tax losses spiralled to a peak of £198
million in 2009.
The Lufthansa Group’s 2010 financial results will be revealed on March 17. Prock-Schauer has said Bmi’s 2010 losses will be “substantially reduced”.