The L-word is not popular around here, but yes I believe that they are.
They are likely to try out different concepts in the near future, as they themselves are not sure what they are turning into. They only know that they must make
substantial cost savings in euro traffic.
The text indicates that they are trying to separate the D/O traffic pax from the transiting pax, as they will hand out snack pack to them. It is a good thing that they will try to keep up some service for them, as they are a important part of the asian traffic.
It
can be considered as an improvement, at least for the travelers who considered AY to be to expensive and who do not care about refreshments. Such travelers are not common around FT, but in the real world there are plenty of them
