I agree. The airline did nothing wrong. The problem was the politicians focus on getting pork into the bill without paying attention to important details like this. We need term limits and honest politicians (I know that's an oxymoron now, but that needs to change).
Warren Buffet only bought into the airline industry a few years ago and just lost a bundle when he dumped it all. I bought a lot of stock some years before Warren and again recently. I am still way better off than Warren Buffet ever was. It pays to know the company and stock you buy. I fly Southwest airlines and they are the only airline stock I own.