basically they have us by the short and curlies. I know what you mean...that surely they cannot expect us to just turn up at the airport...but I think thats their way of ensuring that most of us will book alternative flights, and the few that dont will be accommodated on the flights. and those of us that book elsewhere, dont have any way then to reclaim any money, as we have not turned up at the airport in the first instance!!! i have flights booked for October as well as July...as yet I have not done anythng about that one and am going to watch carefully what happens in the meantime.