I can get to MAN in 40 minutes from J41 i can get to EMA in 75 minutes (85min until the j28-25 road works are finished)
Leeds will never be manchester, nor should it try to be, Manchester like Leeds is slowly losing its London flights (VLM) we got PIA because of the local population, not because its a great place to visit.
If we get the US i don't think it will stay a full season, in twenty years of flying out of both MAN/Leeds i have only once been unable to get into MAN and never had to reduce payload to get out, Leeds on the other hand!!!
Lets keep leeds for short haul