Bring back manual flying first - Automation after. I'd happily pay XXX more per seat I flew on and know I'd have a crew that were on top form and knew how to manually fly an aircraft. Truth be told, I think 90% of people would.
RiSq, while I share your concern over the degradation of manual flying skills, it's worth noting that - assuming the reports are accurate - some very basic automation would have saved the day. Nearly every western airliner built in the last 30 years has automatic pitot probe heat as a basic feature. Had this relatively new aircraft had that basic automation we wouldn't be having this discussion because there wouldn't have been an accident to discuss.