#flyManchester could the simple fact be that the majority of that growth is down to nothing more than a switch of a few flights from Liverpool by RYR
Which means the #flymanchester campaign is actually working, as its aim is to increase passenger throughput from all areas of the 2 hour catchment, which, includes Liverpool.
However, as explained by northwest, the decline at LPL only benefits MAN in a small way compared to actual growth.