I suppose if all 6m were travelling to MAN to catch long-haul that might be the case, but is that what the data says? MAN only has 3m long haul in total and that includes charter, so not sure the long haul argument holds water. So what about the short haul traffic. Probably 4m - 5m coming from Yorks, Merseyside, East Mids - why shouldn't that be picked up by the airports that can handle that traffic. Why wouldn't posters on here who've made a name for themselves by arguing so strongly that regional airports should handle the traffic a region generates, actually be supportive of that? As I said from the start, double standards surely?