Bmi Credit Card

bmi offer 20000 free airmiles. what are the cons? such as... do you have to use the airmiles before a certain period? do you have to fly with a certain airline and/or puchase extra flights? must you pay an anual fee ect...regards

I have one with about 47000 miles on it now (no time deadlines). You get 1 mile for every £ I think it is you spend on it and 3 for any BMI flights booked, but its only a blue membership which is the lowest so no annual charge and no extras such as lounge access etc... are available.

Also you can use the points to pay for flights, but not the taxes. Go to www.flybmi.com and see how much different flights cost and how many points you would need for them to see if it's beneficial to you as quite often the flight may only be say £20 which costs about 12000 points for a domestic, but the taxes are nearly £60, so not much of a saving.

More details on www.mbna.co.uk too. Personally if I'd known at the time, I'd go for a Flybe or BMIBaby card, but I do domestic flights every 2 - 3 weeks.

2008-04-04 14:28:23 by jon _88

Perform a legal smash and grab raid on a credit card company right now and there's tonnes of freebies available; British Airways, BMI, Easyjet ...

Contact your credit card company immediately and file a fraud claim. Cancel the card and have them issue you a new one.

2009-07-07 23:23:38 by garik

I will be paying off my bill in FULL each month, so I will not be charged any interest.

I have been eyeing up some airmiles credit cards - like the BMI mastercard and the Virgin Atlantic credit card, but are they as good as they sound?

I know you get flights for free but have to pay taxes, but i have heard of people getting several flights in the US for around a hundred quid and 20,000 airmiles. As soon as you spend on the BMI card, you get 20,000 miles as a "bonus"..

So could someone tell me the pros and cons of these types of credit cards?

Also, is there a time limit with which you can use your airmiles?

And £1 = 1 airmile. Is this literal "miles"? So if a country is 1000 miles away from London, and you spend £2000, could you then get a free return flight??

Can someone advise? Thanks

The biggest catch tends to be the huge annual fee. There are usually fees for using your miles and you can only start retrieving your miles after you've earned XX,000 miles. Check the fine print in the rewards program you're enrolled in.

There are also "blackout dates" (usually around the holidays and peak travel season) where you cannot use your miles and miles on some cards expire after a certain period of time. You also must purchase the ticket in advance. Again, check the fine print of the cards and compare these to help make your decision.

2007-03-14 05:06:26 by bobby t

i want to book a flight but i only own a debit card. Would i be able to do this online or do i need to go in a travel agency to do it? Or does it depend on the airline? I want to use BMI. i cant seem to find this info on their site

BMI do accept debit cards but when you book you will need to check which ones they accept.Most airlines take Visa,Mastercard and American Express.

2009-01-09 11:18:17 by Babyphace