Of course it's not very good if you fire a crew that made a mistake, but I can understand that EK's management had to do it.
After already the second similar incident, they had to blame the pilots. If they wouldn't, the company would be blamed, and that would put a very bad light on the company. That's why they fired them right away, before they got a final acident report. The pilots have been sacrified.
It's a pitty, but that's how it is.
Dani
(not EK Management)