DISP, if MAN is "charging airlines through the nose", how come Ryanair have gone to 10 routes ex-MAN? After all, they've previously gone public with "High charges at MAN" and cut services.
Another forum suggests some expansion (new easyJet A320 at MAN with a breakdown of service details) and a very surprising resumption (one that makes me doubt the accuracy of what's proposed)
As for London Airways, contemplate why they did not codeshare MIA-MAN when they had the opportunity (perhaps too many MAN pax would choose that route rather then MAN-LHR-MIA?) and the BOS route had allegations that the poorer yielding passengers were being routed through onto AA's service using the BA codeshare.
MAN is not going to produce a combined J, Y+ and Y mix to make routes profitable. Perhaps it's telling that as BA is a "commercial" airline, the route to JFK ran profitably with just J and Y classes (well, it wasn't withdrawn was it?!). The moment they do away from it, they run into trouble. Perhaps it's not the MAN catchment area's problem....it's the airlines perceived ideas of what they think is best for the area.