People get into trouble overseas, why do they think the taxpayer should pay to "rescue" them???
I would really like to think that you are not fair dinkum ( in this case ), But are you?
These people bought tickets in good faith, they are not insiders like you and me, I hope nothing ever happens to you that would require "outside" help from any direction coz I would be on the band wagon saying, "no way" to you.