On the subject of journalists...
Channel Nine here in Australia (yes, yes, I
know that "Channel Nine" and "Professional Journalism" are not phrases that are often seen together) said:
"After the explosion the plane did a slow descent from cruising altitude and then levelled at 25,000ft where the cabin pressure equalised."
That would have been interesting. Time of useful consciousness of around 5 minutes and death in about 30 minutes.
I suppose it would have saved Q some hotel bills.
I understand that journalists might not know how to fly a plane, but the effects of hypoxia have been known for more than a century and it's not too hard to check on what the SOP is for
any pressurised aircraft if there's a sudden loss of cabin pressure.