I dont care what the MEN puts to be honest, it's not exactly the most watertight source of facts at the best of times. It's also, for me, got nothing to do with 'being realistic'. I don't understand what there is to be 'unrealistic' about with these new routes?
Yes but then LAX, you are in the industry. Most people who look at the MEN are not. They may get the unrealistic impression that this is the start of a renaissance of BA at MAN. Roverman was just setting out the facts - to me this was in no way being negative as you suggest.
And you are probably not old enough to remember how BEA/BOAC and then BA treated MAN in the past. Whilst I have no problem with them opening and closing routes as you would expect any airline to do responding to the commercial market, they also actively tried to prevent many other airlines from operating to MAN who saw the gaps in the market.
And as I said at the end, this announcement is a win win for everyone.