We will have to disagree on MAN vis a vis hardest domestic to get on on standby.
"Most other domestics are straight on normally".... Really? EDI? GLA?
GLA/EDI are not too bad to get on, B767 and majority of A320 means a few seats to go round. Never had an issue getting on, so much so boarding pass is printed without having to sit in the 'holding pen' at T5.
As for MAN, I didn't say it was the hardest to get on, that crown is taken by NCL, but I have been bumped a few times now, and then some other times having to jump-seat it (Not that Im bothered with 30 minutes flying time)
If I were choosing to commute from somewhere purely down to loads I would go live in MAN before any of the other domestic stations right now. Except LBA obviously
Well, that's your choice, but doesn't alter my experience in any way, or the staff travel wait list I see on an (almost) daily basis speaks for itself. Any southbound from MAN up until 11am and then northbound between 9am-11am, then 3pm-5pm, I wouldn't fancy my chances.
But, anyway, this is the Leeds thread so back onto topic.