Airports
Bids for BMI Hinge on Access to Heathrow Slots
Virgin and British Airways' parent IAG are vying to buy BMI from Lufthansa
BMI's 44-strong fleet includes the Airbus A330-200.
BMI's 44-strong fleet includes the Airbus A330-200.

The scramble for precious slots at London Heathrow Airport has spurred a bidding war for struggling UK carrier BMI. Virgin Atlantic Airways has told Lufthansa, BMI’s owner, that it will be able to close the deal more quickly than the International Airlines Group (IAG), which launched a bid for BMI in November. IAG is the holding company for the merged British Airways and Iberia.