Of course we are not party to the full details, only what a newspaper writes. Now, when we consider the exaggerated rubbish they write most of the time, it's easy to jump to the wrong conclusions. I say this only because I'd like to believe that had it been as bad as made out, the Captain would have diverted and off-loaded them without fear of facing any repercussion from management - who, after all, quoted that the safety of the passengers and crew is their number 1 priority.