Originally Posted by
rog747
Liverpool LPL has a massive and pretty £££ catchment areas outward and further afield and far removed from MAN's own patch.
Manchesters ‘own patch’ is the M62 corridor. No doubting Merseyside and North Wales is attractive, but when it forms part of the same market (North West) then you’re in the realms of duplicating costs and saturating revenue streams. Has to be a pretty solid argument for doing so.
Point taken regarding possible limited space for growth at MAN, but they will not curtail it in favour of an airport 28 miles away. Opportunities also for growth at other U.K. departure points, only so many aircraft to utilise too. Surely any outward expansion would be better placed in areas that do not have a Jet2 brand presence.