Anyone who genuinely thinks that this is not a big deal is either on a wind-up, or has never worked in a professional airline. It's understandable that, to someone outside the industry, this might sound a little over the top - but to those of us in it, it's perfect sense. That's what professional means.
Yes and we kill old ladies in their sleep and rape young children too.
There is a difference between safety awareness and sensationalism, although some people have their wads so deeply tied to the journos that they can't see it.
Making mountains out of molehills is the exact reverse of professionalism because a key element to professionalism is a sense of perspective.
