SPECIAL REPORT: Windsor-Beirut. Why?

Boarding now, one of the biggest airlines in the world, to Beirut. A familiar sound travellers could be hearing at Windsor Airport soon. A proposed operation between the Rose City and the Middle East could come into affect if it gets the green light. So what's the need for this service? Why to Beirut? This article will explain all.
So Mayor Eddie Francis recently barred media from the Airport, whilst meetings were taking place, discussing this operation. A direct service from a small city, population of around 230,000, to one of the main destinations of the Middle East. Confused? Well Mayor Francis noted one of the reasons for this opportunity is to help the high population of Middle Eastern residents in Michigan. Okay, why is 'Windsor's' mayor concerned about a state in another country? Now already a lot of controversy has been surrounding the Mayor, due to bad decisions and much more. Why would he want to use tax payers' money to do something that he basically said, is helping another place. The only affect its going to have on Windsor is more traffic, noise and Air pollution. 3 big negatives.
According to the Windsor Star, 3 major international airlines are already interested in operating this service. One of them being Emirates Airlines, who's operations are more seen at New York JFK, or London Heathrow. Now little old Windsor? The current proposal is around 3-4 operations per week, plus to turn YGQ into a main Air cargo hub.
Now really, could all this just be for publicity? To get Windsor in the news? For a not so huge City operations would be more appropriate to Vancouver, Calgary, or Winnipeg on the Air Canada Jazz planes, not tearing up the world by polluting the air with Air Cargo, or international flights to the other side of the world. Windsor isn't ready for that yet.