happygolucky, and what if among those 700 hundreds who were waiting for these 3, also was a dozen who had the connecting flight? And guess what, Emirates would never wait for anybody, even half of the aircraft is missing, in some other country, rather than Emirates, for the simple reason: they pay for every single minute spent at someone airport's ground! So it's not about consideration for the passengers (they do not give a damn on them!). It's all about saving money.. and look how cheap saving is!