To be fair it's pretty well embedded at Heathrow now as well !
You missed the point, EK is a
major longhaul player at BHX, GLA, NCL, etc., it's not at LHR.
What would Birmingham folk rather see in the future an expanded LHR or further expansion of EK.
Suspect it's the latter !
Indeed, almost certainly, but the choice between LHR expansion or EK expansion is not in their gift.