United called my girlfriend at work, just as she was leaving work to head to the airport (approx 3:30P) and told her she had been booted from her flight. They offered no compensation, only the offer to refund her original ticket price or rebook her on a flight tomorrow night that also has a layover (previous was a direct, domestic). She's in DC, flying out of DCA.

She is supposed to attend a wedding with me tomorrow.Now she's not the savviest when it comes to asking for things, but doesn't this seem a little ridiculous? A straight refund? I feel like at the very least Delta or American would have offered a pretty sizable voucher for the troubles, and put her on another airline if they had to.

Any advice on how to deal with this? You guys are pros. Thanks.