I guess when you signed on the dotted line to defend queen and country it didn't mention any sizable insurance payout in the event of being exposed to hostilities....the paying punters however are a different story.
They aren't fitting them to give them the airline the warm and fuzzies about the welfare of the pax, they are worried about the millions of dollars in insurance payouts (10 million + per pax for example) that they would incur if they got wacked!