As I was saying in my post I don’t think some posters recognise who butters the bread at MAN. With 40 aircraft between them at MAN it’s easyJet and Ryanair. Jet2 and TUI too. MAG makes money by selling parking, lattes and duty-free. The volumes put through the place by the above 4 pale in comparison to the long haul routes.
The idea that easyJet and Ryanair would both be in T3 is fanciful. How would the place cope with 40 departures in the first wave? No hope!