Originally Posted by
Rutan16
Yes they prefer captive passengers \9Thats those checking in or passing passport control on arrival (That ALL UK and Foreign) however fact is the profiles of Manchester are predominantly UK passport holders
BTW in direct relation to your question and credit to Scottiedog in 2023 there were 35073 passengers noticeably in transit in the entire year (96 a day) almost certainly down to the Singapore flights . Now there may also be hidden self connects sure enough - But you see the issue - it’s a tiny number - Compare that to Dublin with a hub carrier they have nearly a million in transit !
I accept that Manchester lacks a significant hub carrier and has modest connection numbers today.
I was suggesting that finding new ways of advertising and supporting self connection between non-interlining carriers could be a useful mitigant for all of that.
I still think that’s worthy of discussion even given your reservations.