The potential to lose an airliner, crew and passengers is not a good way to run a business.
Some would see it as a commercial decision while others would see it as a security decision...the same outcome in this case...folks have different human values which determine their primary outlook to place decisions primarily on either business or empathy.
Your job is to protect crew and passengers regardless of other outcomes.
Management's job is to make money regardless of other outcomes.
Don't expect the two jobs to be always coincident in decision making...