Reading all that and the 2 FB posts, I came to the conclusion that OzRunways initially stumped up what it considered a reasonable amount of cash as a commercial decision for this event.
Later even knowing that around $30,000 (or more) was not a good commercial investment for this event, they agreed to pay and allow the event to continue (this is admirable in my opinion).
A deal was done to sweeten this large cash agreement.
One of the competitors of OzRunways was declined a free lunch.
So they carried on until the lunch cancelled for everyone.
OzRunways decided to spread the food around to various outlets- now that's a very kind plan.
Does AvPlan cover Ecuador?