the worry is not about the charges.
it is about keeping your airline from appearing on the front pages. here (in germany) yellow press will turn a simple inflight diversion due to wx (no approach attempt at dest, just flown to alt) into an "emergency landing - passengers fearing for their lifes bla bla......"
the press is making up 'news' and there's no way to stop them from printing lies. even if u win in court, your image is damaged and thats almost impossible to repair.
same press corps wants to fly for 50%off.