Lara, while I applaud you attitude and agree in principal, the problem right now is that they had not been doing what they should have been doing all along. And had they been more concerned with maintenance and your safety in the first place, this would not be happening now.

I hope it is a lesson learned for the airline industry. It's costing them BIG. Sometimes trying to safe a penny, will end up costing a dollar.

While not in the airline industry, I often say to my clients, "you can pay me a small amount now to keep on top of these matters, or you can pay me a great deal of money later to straighten out a mess".

A fish and a bird can fall in love, but where will they build their nest?