foundation digger
EasyJet has positioned itself in the marketplace with a higher cost base than ryanair by choosing to fly from less efficiently run more expensive airports.
As I understand it, MoL chooses airports that are practically empty and offers them loads of pax. When they like the idea of that - he gets them to give massive discounts or actually pay him money. Nothing wrong in that - but it is another facet and not amongst the reasons that you state.
I also understand that, having delivered you to the out of town airport, the bus into town is often run by FR? Very neat, you have to admire him and I am sure that he will lift many people. Not me but enough to allow him to beat BA, which appears to be his driving force.
As to the change in short haul jet ops? I think that it has changed for ever and the majors are going to have a problem adjusting to the smaller market. The next big change will be if the Euro greens tax jet fuel. But that's another discussion!