Nobody would ever say that, but where do you draw the line?
What "price" do you think is acceptable in this situation? Sacking someone for a what is a minor transgression of an idiotic rule is over the top.
To me it sounds like it was used as an excuse.
Do you think people should be fired every time they make a mistake or do something a bit daft? If so you should be fired from here for punctuation.
That's just me being daft of course, but this isn't a back and white issue and statements like
this was a decision which was wrong and the price needs to be paid by the pilot concered.
aren't really helpful.
If you've never made a mistake or disregarded a daft rule in your life, then maybe you have a point, but I somehow doubt that this is the case for anybody.