BBC Reporting
From SLF:
I've just sent the following text to BBC Radio 4 regarding the reporting of the incident yesterday:
I wish to protest strongly about the quality of the "interview" of a Ryanair representative by Ed Stourton this morning (26.8.08). Stourton seemed to be unable to grasp that when an aircraft experiences a loss of pressure, the crew immediately don theiry supplementary oxygen masks and are therefore unable to make a PA announcement until the aircraft has descended below 10,000'. This is why information on use of oxygen masks is made before take-off. Maybe Stourton should have sought out some passengers and asked them why they didn't pay attention to the briefing.
As for citing an arctic explorer - how does this qualify him to have a special ability to comment ?
The Ryanair crew behaved in a most professional manner in making a rapid controlled descent (note: the aircraft did not "plummet" as the BBC is fond of saying) and as for Ed Stourton - take him out of the program until he learns something about unbiased interviewing