These November stats are particularly encouraging, as they imply an underlying growth-rate of around 9-10% in passenger throughput. November establishes the trend for the whole Winter season to follow.
During the first part of November, MAN lost significant business to weather-related diversions and flight cancellations. For the most part, these were not offset by incoming trade displaced from other airports (don't ask!) ;-) Strikes by Lufthansa staff resulted in multiple cancellations over several days. And tour operator programmes to high-volume winter-sun favourite Sharm-el-Sheik were cancelled. Some of these pax will have re-routed or taken alternative trips, but many will either not have travelled or will have been routed through other airports.
If MAN can enjoy afew trouble-free Winter months, the numbers should be even better.