About British Mediterranean Airways
British Mediterranean Airways Limited, trading as BMED, was an airline based in London, United Kingdom, that operated from London Heathrow Airport [British Mediterranean Airways - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Mediterranean_Airways). Established in 1994 by a group of private investors, it operated scheduled services as a British Airways franchise to various destinations across Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia [British Mediterranean Airways](https://lydiaa.bnb.dweb3.wtf/wiki/BMED.html). The airline greatly benefited from this franchise arrangement, taking over unprofitable mainline services better suited to its lower cost base [British Mediterranean Airways](https://kiwi.itspektar.net/content/wikipedia_en_all_maxi/A/British_Mediterranean_Airways). In February 2007, the airline was purchased by BMI and continued as a franchise until it was fully absorbed later that year [British Mediterranean Airways](https://kiwi.itspektar.net/content/wikipedia_en_all_maxi/A/British_Mediterranean_Airways).