Wanna_be_there
A lot of the time the travel agent isn`t really given the option, most business clients to
be fair would rather give their business to a British company first before going to a non UK airline, however BA have never really had any interest in the regions other than a token to show face, they are more for forcing them through Fortress London.
Route deals were done with companies and nearly always the best fare was from London with the shuttle thrown in, which is the same as most tour operators who use
them find as well.
If you were to draw an imaginary line through say North Birmingham accross the country, the people to the north of the line would much prefer Manchester as the departure point ( sorry Birmingham not trying to pinch your traffic but just trying to
prove a point)
Ian B