Here it is in a nutshell.
We all know the crew did something stupid, because they poked off from a perfectly good airfield where they KNEW they could land.
But they did not do this stupid thing for a stupid reason.
They did this stupid thing, because their stupid company made them.
If it wasn't for the stupid company, they would have done the sensible thing, and landed.
But if they'd done the sensible thing, and landed, then the stupid company would have kicked their asses.
Sound about right?