I've said it before Thomas Cook need to use the Condor brand for All scheduled Long Haul combined with operations out of Frankfurt with some sort of regular connecting flights between the two.
I've also said way back in the spring that 2018-2019 will be difficult especially for Manchester (we could actually see significant slow down in growth and even a small decline next year)
The reduction in the Virgin seasonal service period is evidence of the impending weaknesses in forward bookings imho.
Consolidation is beginning to raise its head with general economic slow downs rising inflation weaked currency with the bank rate setting committee's more vociferous warning of interest rate rises in the near future.
All will reduce the available spending power in the largely leisure travel market that continues to dominate Manchester Airport profiles in particular