I think it’s actually very much the same thing. They lost the battle in the war on flight. But they are continuing to increase restrictions. Your characters who used to level in zones with flight will now be on foot. Druids get a big nerf to travel and flight form by only getting it several levels after players can purchase flight. And of course, no mounts whatever in the Maw.
They’re planning on removing flight entirely in the future. They still plan on winning the war, just as they are still planning on winning the war against casuals, who, by the way, they probably still blame for the wod flight removal debacle.