You can never tell if there will be an announcement about anything in aviation these days.
If you could know in advance you could make a lot of money.
ditzyboy,you are making the same generalizations that others are making.There is a distinct difference between pax now and pax of years ago as the cost has come down.Those who caught the bus or XPT now sit next to you and fly.
It used to be just the Bali pax who could be described this way.
Sign of the times.