Originally Posted by
Rutan16
Yes they prefer captive passengers -Thats those checking in or passing passport control on arrival (Thats ALL UK and Foreign) however fact is the profiles of Manchester are predominantly UK passport holders .
MAG design the facilities to capture them in the retail franchise partners where they also take a cut .
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 - its a tiny number - Compare that to Dublin with a hub carrier they have nearly a million in transit !
Transit or transfer? Singapore offers transit and transfer at MAN I believe