crew meal wrote
I don't think it was the route in question but the the string of 'fly by night' operators that caused the problem. Mint airways comes to mind
It certainly was questioned! "If Air India would ever start the flight", "Air India's terrible record of chopping and changing flights". People here questioned "why would secondary cities like Birmingham get 787 service"? (that was exactly what they were designed and to be used for) "Would Air India have the aircraft"? "Do the "right ethnic Indians" live in the region" and blah, blah, blah.
Oh and just how much other airports should get the service instead of Birmingham.
No airport would refuse an airline that wants to operate services, such as Mint. Some on this forum will turn any positive about Birmingham Airport into a negative. I support my local airport and will continue to post positive stories. I'm not surprised at your comments, some here hide their true agenda.