Take advantage of great deals to Riyadh from £348 with the bmi better for business seat sale until 31 January 2009
bmi, the airline that's better for the business traveller, will this week (15 January 2009) start operating a six times weekly service to Riyadh - doubling the number of flights to the Saudi Arabian capital.
Connecting to even more destinations across the Middle East, bmi flights to Riyadh will now go onwards to Dammam on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday and onwards to Jeddah on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.
Book now and get a great deal with the bmi better for business seat sale with return flights from London Heathrow to Riyadh from £348, Jeddah from £308 and Damman from £310.
Better for the business traveller, bmi flights to Saudi Arabia are operated by an Airbus A330 with a two cabin service with 42 lie-flat business seats and 156 economy seats. Business travellers can enjoy the extra benefits of the onboard chef, a thirty minute check in window and priority check-in at dedicated desks. All bmi flights operate from Terminal 1.
Services from London Heathrow to Riyadh will operate daily with the exception of Fridays and services from Riyadh to London Heathrow will operate daily with the exception of Saturdays
bmi launched its first route to Saudi Arabia on 1 September 2005, serving the capital city, Riyadh. Services to Jeddah were introduced on 18 May 2006, followed by Dammam on 15 March 2008.
Due to strong demand the business cabin was expanded in April 2006 on the Saudi routes, followed by the introduction of lie flat beds in September 2007.
bmi flights to Saudi Arabia are operated by an Airbus A330, with 42 lie-flat business seats and 156 economy seats.
flight schedule (local times)
London Heathrow - Riyadh
BD775 depart London Heathrow (LHR) 11:35, arrive Riyadh (RUH) 20:55 (Monday, Wednesday, Saturday)
BD775 depart London Heathrow (LHR) 10:30, arrive Riyadh (RUH) 19:50 (Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday)
Riyadh - London Heathrow
BD 774 depart Riyadh (RUH) 01:50, arrive London Heathrow (LHR) 05:55 (Monday, Wednesday)
BD 776 depart Riyadh (RUH) 01:50, arrive London Heathrow (LHR) 05:55 (Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday)
BD 776 depart Riyadh (RUH) 02:20, arrive London Heathrow (LHR) 06:25 (Sunday)
London Heathrow - Dammam
BD775 depart London Heathrow (LHR) 11:35, arrive Dammam (DMM) 22:40 (Monday, Wednesday, Saturday)
Dammam - London Heathrow
BD 776 depart Dammam (DMM) 00:01, arrive London Heathrow (LHR) 05:55 (Tuesday, Thursday)
BD 776 depart Dammam (DMM) 00:01, arrive London Heathrow (LHR) 06:25 (Sunday)
London Heathrow - Jeddah
BD775 depart London Heathrow (LHR) 10:30, arrive Jeddah (JED) 22:10 (Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday)
Jeddah- London Heathrow
BD 774 depart Jeddah (JED) 23:30, arrive London Heathrow (LHR) 05:55 (Monday, Wednesday, Saturday)
bmi is the second largest airline at London Heathrow, one of the world's leading international hub airports. Across its full mainline and regional network, bmi operates 1,800 flights a week to: Aberdeen; Addis Ababa; Aleppo; Almaty; Amsterdam; Antigua; Baku; Barbados; Beirut; Belfast City; Bishkek; Brussels; Cairo; Cologne; Copenhagen; Damascus; Dammam; Dublin; Durham Tees Valley; East Midlands; Edinburgh; Esbjerg; Freetown; Glasgow; Groningen; Hanover; Jeddah; Khartoum; Las Vegas; Leeds Bradford; London Heathrow; Lyon; Manchester; Moscow Domodedovo; Naples; Norwich; Palma Mallorca; Riyadh; Tbilisi; Tehran; Tel Aviv; Venice; Yerevan; Zurich.
bmi is a member of Star Alliance, established in 1997 as the first truly global airline alliance to offer customers worldwide reach and a smooth travel experience. Star Alliance received the Air Transport World Market Leadership Award in 2008 and was voted Best Airline Alliance by Business Traveller Magazine in 2003, 2006, 2007 and 2008 and by Skytrax in 2003, 2005 and 2007. The members are Air Canada, Air China, Air New Zealand, ANA, Asiana Airlines, Austrian, bmi, EGYPTAIR, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, Spanair, SWISS, TAP Portugal, Turkish Airlines, THAI, United and US Airways. Regional member carriers Adria Airways (Slovenia), Blue1 (Finland) and Croatia Airlines enhance the global network. Air India, Brussels Airlines, Continental Airlines and TAM have been announced as future members. Overall, the Star Alliance network offers more than 16,500 daily flights to 912 destinations in 159 countries.