Not a pilot, sorry. But from what I can gather, this incident was caused by cost cutting. Nobody will know until the final report, but it seems obvious.
My industry suffers the same. It ought to be addressed.
To the Monarch pilot who posted earlier, saying it was 'not a Monarch pilot' on that flight, I would say that's not a good thing to state. Whatever company you fly for, then you should be ensuring the safety of whatever contractor they use. 'turning a blind eye' is not such an option in the job you do?
Sorry if my post is offensive to some, just my thoughts..