Ah, but that's precisely what upfront01 is doing, isn't it? Upfront01 wasn't on the flight in question, yet upfront01 knows exactly what was going on. People are so quick to criticize the press when they don't get every little jot and tittle correct when writing about airplanes, but keep in mind this guy isn't even an aviation reporter. He's a City Hall reporter who just happened to be on the flight. As such, he's probably representative of the general traveling public. I think his column probably reflects the feelings of many on that flight: confusion, fear, anger, relief, annoyance.