Indeed worthy of contempt. IMHO, Bassa realise now that they have nowhere else to go and this fight of their own making will end in it's demise and they are furious.
Anger is a powerful emotion and as they can't tangibly do anything against BA with this anger and fury, they are now kicking out at the nearest available target, ie: Flight
Crew
(please note: Ms Malone, the flight
deck is where pilots work, not what they are
)