Because Easyjet already fly to LGW 6 times a day and with pretty good fares. They wouldn't put more services on. All Ryanair will do is perform their aviation cuckoo act..come in and blitz with a few months of price war hoping to remove the opposition so they can charge what they like. Easyjet won't dump the route but they'll certainly react in a way which suits them. That could mean redeployment of aircraft to other bases (incl BHD if feasible). The yield gets reduced the route becomes mediocre for all operators. BFS needs another LGW route like the city centre needs another bus lane.