manchester could not reduce landing charges for ryanair and not the other operators.remember the mistake when MAPLC offered to undewrite any losses when delta started the man-jfk route...result AA immediately cancelled their flights to new york.consequently no extra sevice and the airport authority was responsible for any operating losses for 12 months.just imagine if ryanair had received preferential rates.if ryanair cannot afford to operate from major airports,let them remain at the smaller airports,or those foolish enough to have relied totally on ryanair for their expansion.