And that is exactly what I said BHX should develop those key European services that benefit the West Midlands and Worcester and yes even Oxford business man (as opposed to the corporate that gets booked through LHR whether they like it or not !)
However the blackhole is still just too close by (in travel time)
Agree with your considered views on Visit England (Square mile !)
They are really hopeless at selling anything other than London aren't they.
I also appreciate that the smaller regionals have the benefit and the feel of a more personal service.
One thing i would say in Birmingham's favour and with the runway extension it may well help in developing a sizeable cargo operation that may be more global !
Build a decent ramp get out and target those Chinese Luxembourg and US bulk carriers and forget about SLFs
You can't detract from the excellent distribution and road network and boxes couldn't careless about air miles/avios/Miles and More or similar greed related schemes!