Really surprised you say that 'Cleared'. I would have said that relative to the other championship airports such as EMA, BRS, LBA, LPL has overperformed in the last decade thanks to (a) Easyjet and (b) Manchester's strategy being what it was. From Leeds, Liverpool has been my best option to destinations like Geneva, Zurich, Madrid for the last decade. I can't imagine LBA being many Liverpudlians best airport for going anywhere! Jet 2 are a decent airline but be careful what you wish for, Easy are in a different league.