One word of caution about booking independently. I have done both and have been happy to, and may well do again. Howeer, something you may want to consider about booking independently is the potential lack of support you have if things go wrong.
We returned from Arillas today and during our holiday 2 incidents happened which made me think about the perils of booking independently.
One, a fellow tourist passed away a week ago today, after collapsing outside Gratsela's, late at night. The emergency doctor took 25 minutes to arrive and the ambulance about an hour (from Corfu Town). Very, very sad.
The second incident (which coincidentally happened the same day) was a British tourist, who dived into the sea at the exact same time as the sea went back out. He broke a bone in his neck, narrowly missing his spinal cord. He spent two days in hospital and hopefully will make a full recovery over time.
With both of these rare incidents happening during our holiday, it made me think about the disadvantages of going independently. In the case of the diving accident, the tour operator acted very efficiently with paper work and supported the couple during their stay at hospital in Corfu Town. If you travel independently, you may not get this level of support from anyone.
Something for us all to think about perhaps.
In response to your initial enquiry about Easyjet. I have travelled with them a couple of times, once from Gatwick and once from Bristol and they were great. I was also stuck in Corfu in April with the ash and they looked after us very well. Again, another incidence of how going with a tour operator would have been less stressful (apart from you can't get to Corfu in April with a TO!). I wouldn't worry about using EJ, they are as good as anyone. You may also want to buy travel insurance that covers scheduled airline failure, just in case, in these uncertain times.
I don't want to be a doomongerer (is there such a word), just talking through practicalities.
Finally, had a super holiday, apart from the rain! Now thinking about next year!
Sharon