Mr. Lewis, I would have to verify that with the regulators to be clear on that.
The 48 hours is the maximum time provided for in the regulations. The vast majority of the cases are nowhere near that. We talked about the fantastic work that airline crews have been doing over the past two years. They will endeavour to put you on the next flight available.
We do apologize for the incidents that you suffered, but in most cases that next available flight will be much shorter than the 48-hour window provided for.