Originally Posted by
Navpi
Given the enormous upheaval to passengers, "Benefiting Handsomely " is possibly not the most appropriate way to describe the situation.
Whats the phrase silk purse, sow's ear ?
The benefit, if any, will be to the airlines not to the passengers who will often be making trips of a lifetime, and in many cases have had to have scrimped and saved to buy their tickets. (I'm not inclined to add stuff about thoughts and sympathies so beloved of the internet these days. They are pointless platitudes).