Its just sad overall: the continual simplification of the game by WoWtards and the subsequent whiteknighting of these activities by SE fanbois. But when there is no significant population boost, even after these sort of changes... well they still won't change probably. Too bad.
Anima- A pretty casual friendly function that greatly reduces feelings of tediousness in MMO transportation. Already altered to facilitate increased use. People then complain that it is not enough or not regenerating fast enough. SE adds an interesting gameplay function to add to your anima, that very few of the complainers use. Alternately, some people want it removed altogether. I'm not too sure why, as it had a decent cooldown and abusing it still takes effort and the use of anima-regenerating content.
Airship- Basically in the game as a sort of nostalgic throwback to oldstyle gameplay methods. Intended use for those who want to ration anima and those who enjoy the idea of riding an airship in their imaginary world.
So why bastardize the Airship by making it instant? Why remove Anima? Why fix something that isnt broke?
Because "we are trying to make it easier for WoW players to transition to FF14".