The indignation of some of the pax on here about holding them to ransom, ruining their plans etc etc absolutely baffles me. . WTF. It seems being able to fly is a god given right and should be protected at any cost. Flying is a private commercial agreement and costs money. Its not your right like the NHS. Pilots have livelyhoods and futures to think about . It is not a proscibed profession for industrial action.You are not entitled to fly. ITS NOT YOUR RIGHT so spare me the professional responsibilty stuff. You get that in droves when you are not dead at the end of a flight.
Any other issue with your travel is the responsibility of the piss poor management, mitigated by the the extra mile from crew.