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British Midland unveils `civil aviation' ad push.(Brief Article)

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| March 02, 2001 | Tylee, John | COPYRIGHT 2001 Haymarket Business Publications Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

British Midland, the UK's second-largest scheduled airline, is underscoring its relaunch and emergence as an international player with new TV advertising emphasising its user-friendliness.

The campaign, breaking nationally on Sunday 4 March, coincides with the rebranding of British Midland as bmi and marks its development from a short-haul operator to trans-atlantic carrier.

Bartle Bogle Hegarty has produced a series of seven commercials that draw on the down-to-earth approach of its cabin staff under the theme: "Civil aviation."

In one of the films, a stewardess advises an elderly woman passenger whose ears are popping to "think of Des Lynam". In another, the captain describes the maritime wonders of the Atlantic ocean to passengers sitting on the viewless side of the plane.

All seven commercials were written and art directed by Nick Gill and directed by Barney Cokeliss, his first work for Godman since joining the production company from Concrete at the end of ...

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