Citing a business case as well as personal, the mayor of West Midlands – one of the largest regions in England – is campaigning for a direct air link between Birmingham and Mumbai, with much support from the people in the area.
Birmingham has a direct link to Delhi, but mayor Andy Street wants another such link, so that visitors, businesspeople and family members do not need to travel to Heathrow, 165 km away, to catch the flight to Mumbai.
Street, who is mayor of the region comprising 18 local authorities, met civil aviation authorities during a recent visit to India to make the case for the Mumbai flight. he has now started an online petition, supported by nearly 1,000 people.
