The SRM will state if the damage is within limits/ out of limits can be repaired/ cannot be repaired/ how it is to repaired ect.
and if it is not in the SRM, the Airbus design office needs to be contacted
before any further flight,
conservative is very progressive compared to the Airbus design office, they don't take any risk.
So no worries about the Airbus statement!!
However since it is the media now, they need to publish detailed information and solution(s) to re-establish the trust to the public.