 Well, they have to because they know people aren't going to show up for a million different reasons. You either miss the flight, you have a family emergency, work changes, something. After clarifying that the money was in cash, she added that the unnamed airline offered a free one night stay at a nearby hotel and rescheduled the flight for early the next morning. So $1,500 cash, free night stay at a hotel and flight rescheduled. Would you do it?