I don't know much about FAA regs and union rules, but I bet these options are not on the table due to rest requirements and such. You cannot just drive or even ride down to Louisville and then pilot a planeload of passengers. Even if one or more of these options are available, United would have to use that option EVERY TIME this sort of situation arose because they cannot see that this situation is coming and know when and when not to use that option. That makes the price of your ticket go up and you go to another airline and they (United) are out of business. In case you haven't noticed, it's bloody hard to make a profit in the airline bidness. For every SWA, there's 5-10 Braniffs and Continentals out there on the scrap heap.
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