Originally Posted by
minnyfly
You clearly do not understand how airlines operate and how they have to comply with government rules and contractual rules regarding crew duties. There was no other alternative for the Republic operations department to maintain the operations of the flight(s) needed by the deadheading crew. Either they got on this flight, or there would be disruptions the next day.
$2,000 a seat? I've never ever heard of a VDB this high, and that would create an incentive for the airline to cancel a flight instead. We don't want that outcome either.
I'm a little bit unsure how canceling the entire flight would have gotten their crew to Louisville. They apparently had an offer for $1600 and turned it down. This was an overnight delay possibly.