T3
Whilst risking the wrath of the Mods, I think a number of posters here are missing the point. Blue riband customers (ie AA long haul) are being denied the best service (direct to air bridge) to accommodate Ryanair. That may be in the interests of the Airport's bottom line, but it is contrary to accepted service standards (ie the best service to your best customers). In this case, it suggests that the Airport ranks Ryanair more highly than AA. In turn, that tends to rank sunshine routes above business.....no issue for the Airport, but perhaps to the detriment of the North West.