FR don't raise to the bait with JSCL the benefit of doing what we do for a living means we know crap when see it, FR are a very safe operator.
As to binning routes, we should remember that FR fly to and from more places in Europe and not all will work. APD the hassle of flying, some of it self imposed in FR case exchange rates and inflation with frozen wages for many all are making many routes marginal
Interesting move by Monarch to bin credit card charges, but with only a small number of flights it's not going to be a Market driver