despite the bases in the provinces and regions doing well. Easyjet falls into the trap that only flights from capitals are economically feasible. How sad - how shortsighted!
What are you basing this on? If the same aircraft can make money abroad then it's the best oplace for it surely. pprune is full of posts saying how great things are just before the base gets shut. There's a whole load more competition in the UK, it can get to the stage where it's just not worth the candle anymore.