Originally Posted by richarddd

Even assuming that Republic had no other way of complying with crew duty rules than putting the crew on this flight (which is far from clear), that does not excuse its actions. For example, they could have planned better or they could have offered more more to passengers.

By your own argument, Republic could not cancel this flight, so offering what would otherwise be a very high amount would seem a reasonable course in this specific instance, even if it might not be in the usual case.

Their own poor planning does not justify them breaching the CoC.

How did they not figure out until the flight was boarded that they needed to move crew and that they had no other alternatives?

EDIT: I agree with worldlux's post a few back.