AndrewH52 -
QUOTE: For heavens sake, take your bonnet off and let that particular bee out!
Amidst an otherwise constructive and civilised discussion, you alone posted disrespectful content (quote above refers), so it is unbecoming to act offended when you receive a robust response by return. Far better to post constructive content which adds to the debate rather than resorting to attempts to humiliate or ridicule other posters. And your post 888 does read as if BHX is notamed closed all day (as opposed to a H2.30 block at night), so it is legitimate for other readers to challenge you on that claim.
On the core issue under discussion, it is clear that MAN has turned away a series of flights, which does appear to be an uncomfortably common occurrence at this airport in particular. MAN actually became known as "the airport that likes to say NO" in certain sectors of the industry. I'd like to see that strapline consigned to history, but this unwelcome reputation seems as valid as ever at this point.
As others have explained, there are occasions when it makes sense for a business to turn away ad-hoc work. Most here would recognise that. But it seems to be almost the norm at MAN - we've come to expect them to say NO by default - and at a time when they've lost around two-thirds of their pre-covid regular throughput, it is legitimate to ask the question as to why they still don't pull out the stops to win back some incremental business. Staff shortages seem to be the answer, but if they can't handle a massively reduced workload (compared with 2019 levels), it is fair to enquire whether they were over-zealous with redundancies / furloughs and whether they're avoidably behind the curve in building back capability. I'm not judging whether MAG have got it wrong - maybe so, maybe not - but it is an appropriate discussion to have on a Manchester Airport forum. So please do treat all contributors with respect, and add only comments which further inform the debate.