BUT they are not going to add the massive number of aircraft that Manchester needs.
But why does it
need a massive amount of aircraft? You always fail to provide a business view of these ideas and instead seem obsessed by judging the airport in terms of passenger numbers regardless of the impact on other carriers at MAN, e.g. Jet2 and other airports in the North to whom you seem to have nothing but contempt. I get that you are proud of you roots, but you take it to a completely different level. Why?
I thought the airport is owned by local govt in Gtr Man so its job is to serve the demand generated by the people who own it - anything above that is a bonus.