I flew back from MAN with Little Red a couple of weeks ago. Arrived at the airport to see a 1 hour delay on 19:35 BA flight. Went to the Virgin desk and asked for the price to London. A very acceptable £74.
It was 5 mins before the flight closed but I had a receipt and boarding pass with a fast track security sticker on it in minutes and we went straight to the gate to board.
The flight was about 10% load, many empty seats. We arrived at T1 early. I have forgotten how much further away the central terminals are from Langley though.
I would fly with them again, efficient service and a good price. I have a natural bias towards BA of course.