It does indeed seem a strange strategy. Having a foothold in London is obviously key to the airline going forward so why leave LGW & to a lesser extent LTN with nothing lined up to replace it immediately?
Does the world begin and end with London????
Surely the new strategy of concentrating on major regional airports, with lower costs and because of less competition, better yields, is preferable to going head to head with all the majors in the London market.
Jet2 seem to be doing very well out of avoiding London!