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British Midland International.
BMI used to be the UK's other airline, based out of East Midlands Airport instead of London. BMI were the alternative to British Airways and they were the only airline in the UK to properly serve all the major UK cities, connecting them to hubs like Manchester Airport where you could get a connection onto a Star Alliance airline like Lufthansa, Continental, Air Canada or whatever.
In 2012, British Airways bought out BMI, took over all the A320s, sold all the A330s and gutted the rest of the airline.
Now, the only option you have for connecting onto international flights in the UK is through British Aiways, which has recently moved to budget airline practices for short-haul flights, or FlyBe onto a codeshare with some other airline.
It's now a more pleasant experience to get a flight from a European airline like Lufthansa or KLM than it is to go through a UK hub.
