easyJet have proven themselves time and again to be about little other than maximising profit. Of course this is the nature of a business. Shareholder theory can only be taken so far though and there comes a time when the stakeholder theory proves itself a lot more. It's at times like these. BA and Aer Lingus demonstrated this very well. In the face of Brexit though I shouldn't expect any improvements with easyJet, they will be ruthless in securing every penny they can.
I agree about the halfway house, it would be funny if it weren't frustrating.