Whilst I have no desire to prolong the agony of this non-event, I would just make one observation about the discomfort suffered by some on board.
The understandable desire to land as sson as practicable after a complete loss of cabin pressure can be the cause of this discomfort. If, as has been reported, the aircraft had made a rapid descent to FL 100 or lower without the rubber jungle deploying, then it appears the crew handled it well.
The subsequent short transit to Athens followed by the approach and landing is what causes the problems. If a normal approach is made then the cabin rates of descent are far more than normally experienced by the people on board. An early descent, maintaining around 500fpm from the cruise altitude to touchdown is desired in this instance.
It might well be that the crew in this instance had followed this procedure, but if you are unaware of the effects on the ear of that last few thousand feet of descent then it is quite possible you would overlook this point.
It would not be the first time that ear drums have been ruptured only a few hundred feet above the ground.