Can i ask why you'd come to that conclusion? Those bases have been neglected by the big two IT operators and Jet2 have done well in making money out of them
Regarding MAN in that grouping, how have the big 2 IT operators neglected there?
Thomson now runs routes like MRU/HKT and about 16 based aircraft, and Thomas Cook, well, I shouldn't need to document that again, we know what Thomas Cook have done for MAN.
If that's what neglect looks like, I would love to see what nurturing looks like!