Cost of satisfying crew expectations:
Approx $400,000 usd / day.
Cost of a few parked 777 / 380’s:
Approx $1,500,000 usd / day
Cost of deluded and arrogant management:
In Cx case (fuel hedging). Approx $3,000,000 usd / day (sickening and absurd but true).
Conclusion: A decades long fight with their aircrew and saving $400,000 usd /day (and their “face”) is more important than the other $4,500,000 / day that they are squandering to win (!) the smaller battle.
And you wonder why the pilots are leaving in droves.