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travel agent rebate policy
how to book AD50 rebate travel
how to book AD75 rebate travel
eligibility
Travel agent rebates are only applicable to those staff working at locations trading with an IATA licence for at least one year. Partners and dependent children (up to 18 years) are also eligible but only if accompanied by the travel agent staff member.
rebate discounts
Under the standard travel policy for agents, bmi offer two rebate types of agent discount (AD) travel concessions on bmi operated flights.
AD50 for travel on a confirmed basis
UK / Europe
in the business cabin - 50% discount off the full C fare
in the economy cabin - 50% discount off the full Y fare
transatlantic
in the business cabin - 50% discount off the full C fare
in the premium economy cabin – 50% discount off the full U fare
in the economy cabin - 50% discount off the full Y fare
AD75 for travel on a standby basis
UK/Europe and transatlantic
all cabins - 75% discount off the full fares C, U, or Y class
validity
Tickets have a maximum validity of 3 months from the date of issue, and all travel must be completed within 3 months of outbound travel. Reservations can be made at any time but must be made a minimum of 7 days prior to the date of travel to allow for postage of tickets.
commission
Rebate tickets are non-commissionable.
refunds
If travel does not take place and the ticket has already been issued, you may return your ticket, or e-ticket confirmation slip, marked for the attention of the refunds department to Donington Hall for refund processing. Please note tickets will be refunded at face value with a £10 administrative charge applied per ticket. Refunds are allowed via your BSP return in the normal way.
at the airport
Travel agents with rebate tickets must check-in at the bmi desk at least 2 hours prior to departure. Proof of identity will be required. Please note business cards are not acceptable. Please note that rebate travel is a privilege and we trust that travel agents appreciate our commercial passengers will always take priority. Confirmed travel is not always guaranteed. AD75 standby passengers will be considered for boarding in strict priority order once all full revenue passengers have been accepted. If your chosen flight is full, your coupon will be returned to you, and you can standby for the next available flight. In the unlikely event, you are asked to move from one class seat to another, we would appreciate your co-operation.
dress code
All passengers travelling on AD tickets, regardless of cabin, must wear smart dress (no t-shirts or trainers). Failure to comply with this may result in denied boarding.
general conditions
If travel trade rebate tickets are misused, the agent will be responsible for remitting to bmi the full applicable fare due as a consequence of the misuse. It is understood that use of rebate tickets by anyone other than the eligible agent is strictly prohibited. When obtaining rebate tickets, agents must always abide by IATA Resolution 880. Any deviation will result in bmi withdrawing reduced rate transportation privileges from the travel agency location. If reservations procedures or tickets are incorrectly used, bmi will debit the travel agent for the appropriate full fare and may withdraw future discount and/or ticketing facilities. Non valid reservations/tickets will be refused for travel at check-in. Not all cabins will be available on all routes, e.g. flights to and from Jersey offer a single cabin and as such the discount will be against the full Y class fare.
Diamond Club miles
Please note AD50 and AD75 tickets are not eligible for Diamond Club miles.
ticketing
If an AD50 is booked on an e-ticket route then an e-ticket should be issued. A paper ticket should only be issued on non e-ticket routes. There will be a £10 charge per ticket for paper tickets issued on an e-ticket route. A paper ticket will be issued for all AD75s and sent directly to you. Please allow a minimum of 7 working days when making your booking.
terminology
Whenever the bmi business cabin is referred to it denotes both the UK and European business class cabin and the transatlantic cabin, the business. When the economy cabin is referred to it denotes both the economy cabin on UK and European routes and the economy cabin on transatlantic routes. Transatlantic have an additional cabin premium economy.
queries
If you have any questions regarding the bmi travel agent rebate policy please visit flybmi.com/trade or contact bmi using the numbers below
UK reservations admin team 0870 240 0206
ROI regional sales office (01) 283 0700
Belgium / Netherlands / France regional sales office 00 32 2 773 67 51
how to book AD50 rebate travel
Bookings for travel on a confirmed basis for AD50 tickets may be made via the main Global Distribution System (GDS) using the following procedure.
standard entries in all GDS
Check your flight requirements for availability in the following booking classes.
type of travel class
UK/Europe
business C
economy Y
transatlantic
the business C
the new economy U
economy Y
If there is no availability, please check for alternative dates or flight times. There is no waitlist/request facility for AD50 bookings.
Once flights are selected, the following procedure should be used to complete the booking.
carrier is always ‘BD’
flight, class, date and time should be completed as displayed in the GDS
status is OK
For all GDS bookings the baggage allowance is detailed below:
UK/Europe
cabin cabin baggage checked baggage
business 7kg (1 piece) 30 kg
economy 7kg (1 piece) 20 kg
transatlantic
cabin cabin baggage checked baggage
the business 23kg (2 pieces) 64kgM
the new economy 16kg (2 pieces) 64kg
economy 10kg (1 piece) 64kg
rebate travel entries for Amadeus users
entry: business cabin SSBD103C20JANLHRAMS1
the new economy* SSBD705U20JANMANORD1
economy cabin SSBD103Y20JANLHRAMS1
(example shown is for travel on 20 January for one passenger)
remarks: BD AD50
fare basis/ticket designator (all return tickets)
UK/Europe
business cabin all routes CBMI/AD50
economy cabin all routes YBMI/AD50
transatlantic
business cabin all routes C/AD50
the new economy* all routes U/AD50
economy cabin all routes Y/AD50
fare calculation
The actual discounted fare should be entered, not the full fare. All departure taxes and charges should also be entered in the tax boxes.
business AD50 50% discount off full C class fare
the new economy* AD50 50% discount off full U class fare
economy AD50 50% discount off full Y class fare
fare quote
FXP/ZO-50P/L- (insert your fare basis)
(e.g FXP/ZO-50P/L-U would be for an AD50 in the transatlantic new economy cabin)
payment
Tickets should be submitted to BSP with the sales return in the normal way.
*transatlantic services only
rebate travel entries for Sabre users
entry: business cabin 0BD103C20JANLHRAMSNN1
the new economy* 0BD705U20JANMANORDNN1
economy cabin 0BD103Y20JANLHRAMSNN1
(example shown is for travel on 20 January for one passenger)
remarks: 3OSI BD AD50
fare basis/ticket designator
UK/Europe business cabin all routes CBMI/AD50
economy cabin all routes YBMI/AD50
transatlantic
business cabin all routes C/AD50
the new economy* all routes U/AD50
economy cabin all routes Y/AD50
fare calculation
The actual discounted fare should be entered, not the full fare. All departure taxes and charges should also be entered in the tax boxes.
business AD50 50% discount off full C class fare
the new economy* AD50 50% discount off full U class fare
economy AD50 50% discount off full Y class fare
fare quote
WPQCBMI/AD50 (business return)
WPQUBMI/AD50 (the new economy* return)
WPQYBMI/AD50 (economy)
payment
Tickets should be submitted to BSP with the sales return in the normal way.
* transatlantic services only
rebate travel entries for Galileo users
entry: business cabin 0BD103C20JANLHRAMSNN1
the new economy* 0BD705U20JANMANORDNN1
economy cabin 0BD103Y20JANLHRAMSNN1
(example shown is for travel on 20 January for one passenger)
remarks: SI.BD* AD50
fare basis/ticket designator
UK/Europe
business cabin all routes CBMI/AD50
economy cabin all routes YBMI/AD50
transatlantic
business cabin all routes C/AD50
the new economy* all routes U/AD50M
economy cabin all routes Y/AD50
fare calculation
The actual discounted fare should be entered, not the full fare. All departure taxes and charges should also be entered in the tax boxes.
business AD50 50% discount off full C class fare
the new economy* AD50 50% discount off full U class fare
economy AD50 50% discount off full Y class fare
fare quote
FQ(#)YBMI*AD50 ( (#) denotes ‘CHANGE’ key)
payment
Tickets should be submitted to BSP with the sales return in the normal way.
* transatlantic services only
rebate travel entries for Worldspan users
entry: business cabin 0BD103C20JANLHRAMSNN1
the new economy* 0BD705U20JANMANORDNN1
economy cabin 0BD103Y20JANLHRAMSNN1
(example shown is for travel on 20 January for one passenger)
remarks: 3OSI BD AD50
fare basis/ticket designator
UK/Europe business cabin all routes CBMI/AD50
economy cabin all routes YBMI/AD50
transatlantic
business cabin all routes C/AD50
the new economy* all routes U/AD50
economy cabin all routes Y/AD50
fare calculation
The actual discounted fare should be entered, not the full fare. All departure taxes and charges should also be entered in the tax boxes.
business AD50 50% discount off full C class fare
the new economy* AD50 50% discount off full U class fare
economy AD50 50% discount off full Y class fare
fare quote
4P*FEX/-50/AD50
payment
Tickets should be submitted to BSP with the sales return in the normal way.
* transatlantic services only
how to book AD75 rebate travel
An AD75 fare is a 75% discount off the full bmi C, U, or Y class fares and offers standby travel only on bmi. Requests must be made a minimum of 7 working days prior to travel, to allow for processing and posting of tickets. Please do not hold any seats in your GDS for AD75 travel as this is not confirmed travel.
For UK travel agents, simply download the application form available here and fax your completed form to 01709 314 993. Your application will be processed and tickets sent directly to you.
If you are based in ROI, please book your AD75s directly with your local bmi sales office on (01) 283 0700. Your tickets will be issued at the airport of departure.
For agents based in the Netherlands, France or Belgium, please telephone 00 32 2 773 67 51 in order to request your flights. Your tickets will be issued at the airport of departure.
conditions
- all AD75s need to be requested at least 7 working days before the date of travel
- no TODs are available on AD75s for UK travel agents
- e-tickets are not available on any AD75 bookings
