Maybe they planned to work the roster this way, using up much more hours in the summer and spreading the flying thinner over the winter, trying to streamline the number of crew, but they're having problems already this summer and the new aircraft combined with losses to EK and elsewhere (some guys in their mid 30s are giving up on aviation altogether and retraining in other professions), and we could well end up next summer in the position EZY are currently facing.
I thing the company really needs to up its game with terms and conditions as well as pay scales if it's not going to face melt down next summer. But, then, what would I know as a line shag?