This is why if I'm ever dictator, there's going to be a meeting with airline execs where I explain the concept of a "contract" where the customer pays you, and you get them from Point A to Point B at the agreed upon time. If their original plane isnt getting the job done, well they better find a mutually agreeable plan with their customers. If that means they have to book last minute, first class seats on a competitor...that's your problem Mr Airline. Because a deal's a deal, and if you dont figure it out then you're hiring a private fucking plane to get your passengers there on time as per the contract. And if the airline execs dont like that...bust a deal, face the wheel. And for some strange reason, no airlines will coerce passengers anymore.