Yep, I think some here now (with the benefit of hindsight) that seem to be a feeling that there was a minor error of judgement made in the use of Goose because the pax might perhaps have been much more comfortable going to Gander. How Goose handled it on the ground is something that the authorities at Goose can look at ( as someone above rightly mentioned). From a flight crew POV if you are faced with a potentially serious emergency ( and I'd suggest a visibly "blown" engine that might have caused collateral damage falls into that category) you simply can't compromise the whole shooting match just because folks think it would be a smart idea to fly 15 more minutes to somewhere that might have a Hilton. If you are just dealing with an engine run down or similar then passenger comfort on the ground might start to enter the thinking (on a 4 holer).