....sigh.........
I wasn't really condoning the captain's actions, although there are possibly thousands of reasons (including phsychological ones) why he did what he did.
Still, I agree, it's no excuse. I was just reporting what I thought was some interesting gossip that I heard in the pub.
vfenext - I am based temp in DXB, so flying on BA or VS to BOM is not really an option, and tell me about GF!!!!! It's been impossible getting a seat on them. Slightly off topic, but isn't BD starting BOM soon too?