Comment: What now for the Midlands after United axes Birmingham flights?
The decision by United Airlines to axe its New York service from Birmingham Airport is doubly disappointing, not just for the loss of an important route but because of the question mark it leaves over the way the United States views the Midlands.
The country remains one of the region’s most important trading partners and the loss of the service leaves the airport with no direct US passenger flights other than holiday services to Florida.
With the Midlands Engine gearing up to promote the region as the UK’s industrial powerho... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
