the least in my humble opinion they should have done was reconfigure the seating
Afterdark, if you mean reconfigure the seats on the 757 to give extra legroom it is at least a days work. During the summer season I don't think they have the aircraft availability to have an aircraft out of service to then remove revenue generating seats. Then it would have to be reversed, and also couldn't then be used for short-haul hops because it's not got enough seats until being reconfigured back........
I understand it must be very disappointing to not get the super aircraft expected. I am not trying to support FCA with this, just guessing why they wouldn't give extra legroom on the replacement 757.
Sorry if I've misunderstood you.
flyingbee