So here are two different sides of the equation. I can agree in part to both sides, although no reason is given for the second view other than the implied "I want my money!". I think the point made by [MENTION=297911]Often1[/MENTION] makes it not ridiculous that Canada removed maintenance from the compensation.

The other thing that comes to mind with the whole compensation thing is that it does raise the cost of flying. It is somewhat like paying for insurance for every single flight you take. The airlines are not ultimately bearing these compensation costs; they're passing it on to the passengers. But we will sometimes buy flight insurance to help cover IRROPS. I guess that's basically what we're doing here, by force, on every flight.