Back to the thread. It seems that subsequent to this incident the TAP flight from Terceira to Sao Tome e Principe, due to be performed by the same aircraft, was cancelled. This from Portuguese tv which was reporting on the incident a few minutes ago. The coverage seemed fair enough although TAM's communication skills weren't being praised by passengers.
Would a cancellation be sop after what appears to have been a violent avoidance manoeuver or - my own surmise - necessary to clean up the mess on board: broken glass, cutlery scattered, olive oil all over the place etc.
And, regarding that "10 minutes before landing": it's been revised to 18 minutes which would put the incident as having happened at peak pre-arrival toilet time. On any airline.