Mr A Tis
Couldn't agree more.
When presented with these accusations, BA hit back with the claim that their dedication to MAN is backed up by Terminal 3, which incidentally isn't big enough to handle all One World operations. Pathetic.
BA have long viewed MAN as little more than a feeder point for LHR, a policy which the general public have woken up to finally.
It seems the falling number of connecting passengers is being reflected in the downturn in pax on their shuttle, whilst bmi are seeing business loads on their own MAN-LHR services soar.
Why should you have to go via LON to get to EWR, PHL, MCO, ATL, ISB, DXB, MAU, ATH, LCA, BUD, HKG, SIN, BOM, IST, etc etc etc etc when other airlines offer point to point service ?
However, it is refreshing to see that one of the country's major airports isn't dominated by the national carrier.
Long may BA neglect MAN.
My patronage of them ceased when they pressured Qantas to terminate their MAN service and put pax on a "Qantas" 737 to LHR instead.
Perhaps when the plans for Star Alliance at MAN start to come online someone from BA might sit up and realise there is life north of London-Solihull Airport.
Meanwhile, I'll continue to enjoy the choice and better service offered by the many airlines who have shown the b a l l s to launch service to MAN where BA have not.