you're all still missing the point.
If BA management would just get around to managing in a professional manner you would very rarely have something for the press to latch onto.
The old adage "there's no smoke without fire" comes to mind. If you seriously believe that the mirror just invented this to sell newspapers dream on. They have latched onto an element of truth and are making the most out of it. Burkill isn't actually the news, he's a pawn. BA are the news and they draw in the crowds. Thats the reality of the 21st century.
But even that said, the old adage holds true. There really is no smoke without fire. Makes no difference whether he is a nice guy, a hero or the bad guy.