Hi there, a couple of newbie question re CX.

Having never flown with Cathay before, we are planning a trip to Asia next year and have decided to give them a try as the direct flights appeal to us rather than going with the likes of EK etc.
I see at this time, there are only four flights out of MAN per week.
Are there any whispers on the inside whether this will will go daily before April 2017?
The reason I ask is, being a teacher, i am stuck with certain dates I can fly and the yomp down the LHR for the daily flight seems a bit of a ball ache with the internal BA connection, but realize the pros are CX lounge etc.

Also, I see there are some cracking deals in J at the moment but those prices seem to stop at 31st March 2017. I know it is pretty much twelve months away, but pricing our route from, MAN-HKG-SIN. DPS-MAN comes back at approx £4250 per couple on random dates from Aug through to March.
This then jumps to Approx £24k in April Booking class is I then jumps to J in April. Are there any CX experts who may have an idea if April 2017 onward will drop at all?

Apologies for the long winded post and please be gentle with your replies

Thank you in advance
JT.