Infratil reports 3729 tonnes of freight at Manston in January. Down 9% on last month, up 32% on last January. No mention of passenger plans.
Also on freight, it appears MK, now that they have UK AOC, have applied to the CAA "to operate scheduled flights between any combination of points within the holders Air Operators Certificate"
Presumably this will enable them to deliver loads to airports closer to their destination, without having to default to Manston followed by a long road trip.