I couldn't agree more with Steve. (By the way I never saw the announcement, and had to be told by another Forum member whom I am in contact with, whereabouts it was!).
In my opinion numbers is a vital part of judging whether a holiday may, or may not run or not. Although I do not work now I still have to book pretty far in advance of a holiday departure. For people who work of course it is far worse. Things like overnight hotels for airports (necessary even more now, that JY have cut the number of regional departures), have to be booked pretty far in advance to gain a decent price. There is also, for those of us that cannot drive, travel arrangements to be made.
We need a guide to how bookings are going, and this has been taken away from us as I see it. 😠