smartguy,
Your 1 PPL instructor does not give you a case for grouping all modular students. Nor do my friends who went straight into Jet2 make a case for grouping all modular students. You have to look at things as a whole.
A lot of regional tprop operators prefer modular students (some say 1 stop modular). I am not saying ALL, but a lot. Certainly most of the ones I talked to.
The airlines that you mention that will need more pilots than its cadet scheme bring them are more likely to hire experienced people direct entry than take on a brand new integrated OR modular student. Easyjet were looking for direct entry FOs atm and they arent looking to CTC for new graduates for them despite their partnership.