Whats MAN running at frequency wise now - 10 or 11 a day? Cut that to 7 or 8 like it often was pre BMI merger.
MAN is currently 10 per day and currently running at about 87% LF on average (yes, some quiet flights/days, but on the whole, very busy.)
A reduction in MAN probably wouldn't hurt too much
Given that MAN will rise to 13 per day again in October, LHR-MAN-LHR obviously quite a lucrative feeder market for them.
Whats also interesting with MAN, there seems to be a growing market for 'reverse' connections.
Over the past few months, Ive seen more people start to travel LHR-MAN-GOT/AAR/BLL/JFK/ORD. Yes, its still quite a small market (about 10-20 pax per day), but, an interesting trend either way.