Clearly a case of cutting the nose to spite the face !
It may not be 123.95 that you may have bid good bye but the whole region, if the brotherhood of the ME is also challenged recklessly. UL will be flying over Egypt or East Afgan lands to reach the West (that's if they can afford it ).
It's childish to try and bloody the nose of Hill
when he was clearly not at fault for damaging the ego
of a pack that demanded seats at the 11th hour (like getting seats on a Sri Lankan bus) or by creeping through the window to reserve the seat!
This is what happens when sales reps and politicians try to run airlines.