Have to put my two cents in here.
Today I operated a 4 sector duty with 3 crew on an A319. Only one of the 4 sectors had over 100 pax, and with it being a city destination, The cabin service did not suffer at all. 737s have been flying round, and still do at 148 capacity for a considerable time, with relatively few problems.
I do believe that easyJet should have gone for the 148 seat A319, but they didn't, and so they are now examining ways to make this pay, as in all reality, more often than not, the extra 6 seats are not needed.
Currently, we do not charge for the extra space in rows 2,3 and 4. As far as I know, there is no plan to start.
I would be glad of the extra commission that 3 crew ops would bring.
Just because there are plenty of applicants, does not make them suitable for a Cabin Crew role within easyJet. In my opinion, LGW in particular does indeed have a growing number of what I would describe as 'unsuitable for a customer service role' cabin crew.
I do have to say that I think fernanjet is misinformed, and has made innaccurate assumptions.
Regards
Mike