The problem I have with it is, the people being compensated would happily incur a 3 hr extra routing to find a €10 discount. Like flying to SYD through SIN. HKG through BKK etc.
Now here we are giving €hundreds to Y pax on a cheap ticket we were only making a few percent profit margin on in the first place.
Compensation should be commensurate with the amount paid for ones ticket.