Birmingham wants Air India to resume flights

London: Business and civic leaders in the west Midlands have urged Air India to resume direct flights from Birmingham to Amritsar in view of increasing trade links of the region with India and demand from the people of Indian-origin in the region.
Air India stopped its direct flights on the Birmingham-Amritsar sector in October 2008 to focus on its routes to and from Heathrow. Mr Joe Kelly, chief executive of the Birmingham airport that recently gained permission for expansion plans, said: “It is economically important when you consider that Tata, who bought Jaguar Land Rover, cannot fly direct to Birmingham from India. This is the single most important transport priority for the entire region”.
While flights between India and Europe are governed by the agreement, those to the UK are governed by the bilateral civil aviation agreement between the two countries.
26/06/09 The Sikh Times, UK

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