One thing that cheeses me off is how the media jumps all over this. Suddenly it's only seconds between them and death yada yada yada.
I've heard nothing official about anyone getting control of the a/c from the pilots. It looks to me more like extreme air rage.
Another thing, I think airlines need to have some sort of procedure for the aftermath of events like this. Grab the pax, put 'em in a conference hall or something, give 'em some counselling, and tell them to *shut the hell up* and not talk to the media about details like *he used pointy wooden stakes*. Geez, not even a half hour kater and it's all over the freakin' news!!! Now every nutcase in Oz will be trying the same thing.
Does this mean I can't wear hairpins any more coz I might stab someone with them??? Have been thru security many times with plastic chopsticks in my hair.... no one has ever batted an eyelid... yet they pull up my mate for having a bullet-shaped keyring... sheesh....
Wishing all involved swift recovery, good on you. Doing what you had to do.
AN*