don't forget only 1 bank holiday in May. Having a double bank holiday in June probably made it easier for schools to shift the half-term holiday into June. Will be interesting to see what June's figures are like (I have noticed that non-MAN normal style Thomas Cook flight numbers have been appearing i.e. beginning 1, 3 and 8 in addition to the regular ones beginning with 2) so perhaps the sharp drop in charter traffic may not be replicated.
Turkish Airlines have gone public on going 2 daily next year, with a medium term potential for 3 daily. Interestingly, they've not ruled out ops to Liverpool but not for a few years.