T3??
Lufthansa are not low cost, and they're never late.
BA are just as capable at screwing up the baggage as everybody else, many's the weekend I've had without my luggage thanks to their top class setup, and the MAN-LGW going tech.
Manchester airport is falling apart at the seams, the flat walkalators are always broken, they always build in the summer, it's a 3rd class airport which will be weighed, measured and found wanting over the next few years as it gets busier.