BA dumping the MAN/JFK just confirms the slide from grace that manchester has suffered over the past 2 years....just look at the airlines,routes and schedules on offer...just like liverpool but 30 miles down the road.very little business class traffic,plenty of cheap,no frills,bucket and spade passengers.nothing wrong with that,just a true reflection of the catchment area and the spend on air travel.ryanair expanding from it's MAN/DUB route,just the tip of the iceberg.are MAPLC offering preferential landing charges to FR in an attempt to encourage new routes ?? if so,how will the existing operators react? maybe like the previous subsidised route for continental when the airport offered to undewrite any losses,AA pulled the plug on the MAN/JFK straight away.tough times ahead for the regional airports,i believe BA's decision to cut and run on it's remaining longhaul route will not be the last.shame,but that's life !