Me thinks it was an ill thought out plan from the git go....Senior Bristow management who eat their young....will see this as a way of trimming staff pay as they will declare the absence to be un-approved as it was not requested and approved in advance thus relieving them of that burden.
Also....in time the hostage takers will really get to know the "victims" and will begin to offer payment to anyone who will take over the care and feeding of the kidnapped. I dare say the only potential market might be senior staff positions with Air Methods in Englewood, Colorado or the US Veterans Administration.
One should always be careful in wishing.....you might just get what you are wishing for.