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After years of campaigning by both members of the public as well as the city's business community Air India will fly directly to India from Birmingham airport. Since October 2008 there have been no direct flights to India from the Midlands but from 1st August 2013, flights between Birmingham Airport and Delhi will operate four times weekly. But why the change of heart now? In this extract Â鶹Éç Radio Leicester’s Kamlesh Purohit speaks to Uday Dholakia from the Leicester Asian Business Association who is also the brand ambassador for Birmingham Airport. But first we hear from the Regional Manager for Air India in the UK and Europe Kailash Singh...