One of the most unpleasant aspects of all this is the behaviour of the Press.
It's understandable that they would report the incident. It's a good story from their point of view - hundreds of thousands of pilots all over the world going to work every day without a trace of alcohol in their system isn't.
However, the press hasn't stopped at just reporting the incident and waiting to see what proceedings may follow.
Reporters and photographers have been staking out her home since it happened, and were still there as recently as yesterday, even though she was arrested a week ago.
It so happens they're wasting their time because the lady has gone abroad and will remain out of the country until the matter has been concluded, and her husband is staying away from home for the time being - but how awful that they should be forced out of their home in this way.
Some members of the press haven't even stopped at that. They've been tracing members of the lady's family and her husband's family, and have gone to their homes asking them to comment.
How they can think that satisfying the idle curiosity of some of their readers justifies causing so much additional distress is beyond me. The lady and her family are understandably upset enough already, without the unwanted and unwarranted attentions of the newspapers.
The British Press is the finest in the world in many respects, but some sections of it do tarnish the reputation at times.