Onboard markets think there's a high chance the air traffic radio will just work.  A hypothetical criminal who is somehow profiting from the airplane being temporarily out of touch with Civilization, but not destroyed, would have little to gain from sabotaging their ATC radio.  It buys a few more minutes before the plane actually lands, at the cost of a noticeably greater chance of doing Real Actual Harm.

Onboard markets think there's a high chance the air traffic radio will just work.  A hypothetical criminal who is somehow profiting from the airplane being temporarily out of touch with Civilization, but not destroyed, would have little to gain from sabotaging their ATC radio.  It buys a few more no-contact minutes before the plane actually lands, at the cost of a noticeably greater chance of doing Real Actual Harm.

Onboard markets think there's a high chance the air traffic radio will just work.  A hypothetical criminal who is somehow profiting from the airplane being temporarily out of touch with Civilization, but not destroyed, would have little to gain from sabotaging their ATC radio.  It buys only a few more no-contact minutes before the plane actually lands, at the cost of a noticeably greater chance of doing Real Actual Harm.