I still don't get why Manston is never utilised more.
People don't want to fly from Manston. It's that simple. The market had a look and gave a decisive "no thanks". You can have all the shiny new terminals and new runways you like after spending millions of pounds, however the market may not want to use them. * hint this is exactly what happened when STN was rebuilt in the late 1980s.
Attempts to force airlines to move failed and to deliver business, it was eventually gifted to Ryanair, a loco airport instead of a new hub for London. If you can explain why Manston, so very far from the M4 corridor would not be repeating that same mistake? It's a shame but there it is I think.