Couldn't agree LESS!
AD et-al only need to cut operating losses by a little over 3% to pay their way. Geting rid of the large loss making routes (US$80M) rather than letting one's ego run wild and maintain them will inevitably produce that and more anyway - it's about time GF faced up the the harsh realities of running a succesful business and took the very difficult decisions required to do so.
It's been a long time coming and thank goodness it has finally arrived.