With all the speculation about possible AA/BA and DL/VS moves at MAN, lets not forget there's also a third dog in the fight - UA and Star Alliance.
I'm sure UA/Star will be watching with interest for any sign of a developing turf war between VS/DL and AA/BA at MAN. Particularly so now that Little Red, UA's current preferred feeder carrier from MAN (and Scotland) to LHR is about to disappear.
I doubt UA/Star will be too thrilled at the prospect of their top tier MileagePlus members having to fly on BA to LHR to connect with UA. Currently most of their alternative non-direct options from the UK regions to the USA involve a time consuming backhaul via FRA, BRU or the like. So in the absence of any replacement for Little Red, might UA also consider beefing up service to their US hubs from MAN and the regions ??