U.S flights, working on them, hurdles are the exchange rate, lack of aircraft and lack of pilots - demand is not an issue.
United not resuming EWR in Summer 2023 was not down to "Manchester being bad" it was simply UA opting to chase leisure markets, I mean they've got Tenerife, Palma de Mallorca, Dubrovnik and Malaga added in the past two years. Summer 2024 I am 90% sure that UA will make the anticipated return.
Somebody needs to give their head a shake - nothing wrong with Manchester, we can just make more money elsewhere....