Winter chills and warmers.
Yes, the Atlantic is looking a little thin over Winter 2011/12, but it's not that unusual for frequencies to be dropped or certain routes to hibernate. Overall, MAN's USA network remains intact through an economic pooper on both sides of the pond, with all routes expected to be back at full strength next Spring.
The Air Nostrum (for Iberia) start up sees another legacy flag carrier returning to MAN, following TAP earlier this year. The huge expansion of capacity to the Gulf is now in place, the next few months should reveal whether that equals a net gain or just displacement of traffic which previously went via London or the EU hubs. Watch those stats.
All hail MAN, The UK's No. 3 Airport!