My point exactly. Every January there are bad days when traffic is lost due to the weather. This year was no different. So using weather as an excuse for poor traffic figures is bogus, and the last resort for those still clutching at a false reality.
The truth is that MAN is no longer growing because the competing airports have reached critical mass, and commercial and operational credibility, with the airlines, not to mention better customer service and "experience" to the passengers, so between them they are now able to grow viably and profitably at MAN's expense.
MAN is now a mature airport, and should concentrate its investment on improving service levels to impress and retain its existing passengers, rather than this tiresome, endless, dash for growth at the expense of poor service and annoying its neighbours. Then it might deserve and increase the profit per pax it currently earns, rather than only gaining increased profit from increasing passenger volumes.