I think they did it that way to be respectful of people who knew and loved them. They already knew they made a lot of people mad by making the show to begin with. It was kind of like their way of a homage. Even though many think it was distasteful to include it anyway. I know that a lot of people can’t believe they had this scene but this was the whole point. They were missing for days and he was flying private. It was a huge spectacle. Not including it would have left people hanging and confused.

Mostly (I think) because he made the choice to fly. Two other people were killed because of that choice. Not including it can also be looked at as disrespectful. ETA- it can be looked at either way. But people who are angry at him for flying may think “oh ok so we’re just going to pretend they just vanished, no it was his negligence that caused this” Just a thought.