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Hi Andrew,
Re BIMAN Im afraid you are way out with your figures re number of Bengalis and others from the Indian Sub Continent in Birmingham and Manchester;
From the latest England and Wales population census 2011, just published this month.in order;Bengalis first;
1.London 168,000
2. Birmingham 25,500
3.Bradford 12,000
4. Oldham 10,300
5. Luton 8,000
Manchester just mentioned as having clusters.
Pakistani origin in England latest figures I can find; Top 3.
1.London 224,000
2.Birmingham 140,000
3.Bradford 80,000.
Coventry Manchester and Leeds then mentioned as having lower but still sizeable populations.
From the whole Indian subcontinent West Midlands had 3.5% from this area, North West 1.5% Yorkshire and Humberside 1.5%
So Birmingham and West Midlands has much higher numbers than Manchester and NW and still in the lead just if you add Yorkshire etc.
After all that doubt doesn't mean we will get more flights !
Nigel