I know how that feels. I was a pax on the TCX627L SSH-LGW Apr 21st. The crew had already operated LGW-SSH, then we took a 5 hour tech delay in SSH and eventually got airborne. However, we then had to divert to Rome due duty hours. 99% of pax were
off about it but i would rather get halfway home and wait 2.5 hours for a recovery jet and crew and eventually get home than be stranded at SSH with no hotel rooms available until that crew became legal! After all, occasionally
happens!
Slightly off-topic i know but had the out-of-hours in Rome similarity!