I'm struggling to understand how Mr. Kehoe could be blamed for "missing an opportunity" where a BA route to Amritsar is concerned.
"London Airways" has no interest in servicing international destinations unless they are from LHR or LGW. Air India is in a financial mess, as are Kingfisher so where does an operator on BHX / ATQ come from/
BHX / ATQ is a low yield VFR route, in all honesty probably best serviced by quasi charter operations, and carriers such as Turkmenistan. Unfortunately, with the exception of Turkmen. these quasi charter ops have a pretty poor service or longevity record.