To be honest I am not sure. The route cutbacks made did come out of the blue a bit but as I have said in the Flybe thread it seems to be a good move in theory despite the fact that it will affect passengers.
It is a case at the moment of getting rid of the non-profit routes and building on the sucessful ones. Flybe have been very pleased with the ABZ/LGW route and this will stay I am sure.....not sure about the others but its early days.......