Birmingham Airport boss Nick Barton has insisted that they will not be renaming it to Ozzy Osbourne.
Mr Barton, who is the airport's CEO, confirmed this, despite a petition being organised calling for the name change to Ozzy Osbourne International Airport, which saw almost 77,000 signatures.
"Birmingham, amazingly, has an extraordinary list of fantastically influential people, going from historic people like Charles Darwin, as well as Robert Plant and Sir Lenny Henry but the answer is no," Barton stated. "The airport name is so important for our future development of what we've got, which is a fantastic airport, but yet to grow significantly, which we will do on the back of its name".
Instead, Barton said that the airport are planning to honour the late Black Sabbath singer with "a mural recognition of Ozzy and other greats in the area".
The petition was launched by Dan Hudson, who took the campaign to a meeting of Solihull Council, where he said: "Heavy metal was invented in this area by a man named Ozzy Osbourne in the late 1960s, instantly resonating around the world and having a global impact on generations upon generations of music fans".
"Ozzy died just three weeks after playing a record-breaking concert at Villa Park. According to the event's music director, it raised £140 million for various charities".
"I set up a petition to rename Birmingham Airport after Ozzy. Overnight it went stratospheric. The campaign has been covered in every corner of the globe giving our airport more international coverage than it has ever had before.
Hudson had said renaming that the airport was "not without precedent in the U.K", mentioning Liverpool's John Lennon and Belfast George Best's Airport as examples.
He said: "There have been other petitions to honor Mr. Osbourne but this is by far and away the most realistic and popular".
Previously, Birmingham Airport had released a statement where they said: "We are currently progressing an exciting homage to Ozzy Osbourne creating a greater sense of place for Birmingham and his fans".
"We know he was an inspiration to so many in our region proving talent, hard work and commitment can take you to all corners of the world and we are committed to honouring his legacy within our terminal space".
Currently, the airport currently operates under the name Birmingham Airport, using the code BHX.
Speaking to BBC WM, Kelly Osbourne had said that renaming the airport after her father would be an "incredible tribute to him and the legacy that he has left behind". She added it would be fitting, because "this city made him, and he made this city".
Earlier this week, Ozzy Osbourne's store launched a new limited edition diss T-shirt which takes aim at Pink Floyd star Roger Waters. More on this from Nova here.
