The latest Merlin offer may insult people here, but it is way, way better than the offers being received elsewhere. Get yourselves outside easyJet for a while guys - it's a hard world out there. Next to the legacy carriers, I reckon easyJet is about as good as it gets. That does not say much, but it is true nonetheless.
As for Robert G Mugabe's comments - you would be fired in an instant for your actions in just about any other airline in the world. It is great that you have found an airline willing to accommodate petulant and childish behaviour. Stick with them as long as you can, because they are few and far between in my experience.