Manston is the same as Bournemouth Airport with no big roads ,no rail link or bus service. Manston can do LCC to the right places,I flew with EUjet 10 times some was to spain and faro which where 80% full all the flights I went on none where below 30%
Just ask yourself why airlines are not fighting to operate scheduled services, where are Ryanair, Easyjet, and Flybe?
Easyjet are happy at LGW,Flybe dont want a base in the SE or starting routes from the SE and know one knows if Ryanair are going to fly from MSE there was the saying that FR would move there routes from LGW to MSE who knows lets wait and see
James