And more than one UK newspaper have described "terror" as the aircraft made it's way to it's emergency landing some considerable time later.
One passenger has reported seeing the Atlantic looming up at them as the plane got lower, they wondered if they were going to end up in the sea.
Yes, that's generally what you see when you're looking sideways out of an aircraft that is landing on an island in the sea. I gather this can be a common view a few times a day in places like Menorca.
Terror? Jesus. I'm glad these journalists haven't been present on any really stricken flights, I'd imagine they'd heart failure in 6 seconds flat from being lost for suitable hyperbole.