bmibaby is the low-cost airline subsidiary of bmi. The airline was established on 17 January 2002 and it started operations on 22 March 2002 with a flight betwen East Midlands and Málaga. Its main bases are Nottingham East Midlands, Manchester, Cardiff and Birmingham International Airport. In June 2005, the airline began offering seats on regular bmi flights to European destinations, effectively serving many other airports throughout Europe including London Heathrow.