Regions demand better air links to boost UK economy - www.travelweekly.co.uk
Now without wishing to carry on this debate too much, surely members of the Manchester and Birmingham chambers should know why airlines don't operate to the regions?
A good example of this is BA have tried and tested JFK over the years and it hasn't worked. Not only BHX but LGW as well. If it worked then they would operate it. (I'm not talking about dodgy operators to India either!)