Blurb on the Biman
"Birmingham Airport says the New York JFK sector is expected to be particularly popular with Midlanders wanting to reach the city for business and leisure purposes and will complement Birmingham’s current daily scheduled flight to New York Newark Airport. "
Laughable.
"With a growing number of long-haul flights launching from Birmingham, we’re clearly demonstrating the desire by airlines to operate to and from the Midlands"
And where exactly are these flights going to? Tokyo, Los Angeles, Beijing Rio de Janeiro, the places that local businesses may want to export to ...errr no. Destinations that are primarily destined for VFR purposes only (visiting friends & relatives).