They are already launching a service where they fly you out of Thailand and then land in an airport in another country without letting anyone off to then just to bringing you back.
More people not getting the extension means more people getting fined massive amounts.
So by creating chaos on Friday with huge queues and people just saying "fook it, I'll just take the overstay" they are creating an influx of money that goes directly into the decision makers accounts 🙂