I'm frankly amazed that you are really arguing that it is "absurd" for companies to be prepared for events of this magnitude. Many businesses absolutely prepare

I'm frankly amazed that you are really arguing that it is "absurd" for companies to be prepared for events of this magnitude. Many businesses absolutely prepare for them. This isn't a mile-wide asteroid, it's a pandemic. Also, $50B is not the amount an airline has to buffer to weather this, that's a ridiculous exaggeration.