Hooded, I just want them both to stay open as I'm moving back to Leeds in a few months and if I can't fly from there would rather trek to Doncaster than that awful M62 journey! That said I agree with you about LBA, (sorry for being reasonable! It is sometimes missing on this thread!
) and I think the possibility of DSA making Jet2 an offer they can't refuse, while always possible is somewhat remote. First of all it depends on how serious Peel are, or become, about actually making DSA an airport business. Second, in my opinion at least it depends on whether Jet2 ever want to fly larger heavier aircraft far enough afield to warrant needing or requiring the extra take off distance. Third, there would, I suspect have to be some very good reason why Jet2 could not do this from MAN.