Russia has joined the US/NK/China club of shooting down an airliner
Who would get on a plane operated by that airline at this point? No one ever again, I imagine.
It is possible the SAM operators were told to shoot down anything that popped up on the radar.
At 32K ft? Anybody got a pic of the missile they used. Facsimile of course. Not the actual missile.
What is up with these Malaysian Air pilots? They had to know planes were shot down in the area in the last few days.
Only problem is it is NOT a ‘war zone’. It is an area where Soviet infiltrators are busy helping separatists attempting to destroy an elected government.
Malaysian Airlines a majority Malaysian government held corporation. This is a none story for the mainstream media.
Now, was it a privately held corporation or god forbid the Koch Brothers held say 5%...well then you would see this story screamed from the mountain tops.
Remember the Chilean miners trapped, the story was about the rescue, because the mining operation was state owned.
Not during my vacation...
Let's not forget, not only the evil man who set things into motion, but the weak, inept enabler who emboldens the thug.
Malaysian Airlines new slogan: ‘Take a chance flying us. If we land safely, you get $2000.’
I was wondering the same. Aircraft are being SHOT DOWN there...but then that’s life. The important thing is CARBON FOOTPRINT and by killing 400 or so people, carbon emissions will be cut, DRASTICALLY, which should help the airline cut its carbon taxes that it has to pay Europe each time one of their planes passes through.
So it was a NO LOSE deal for the airline. If they take the more direct route, over the war zone, and survive, their trip is still shorter, which means less carbon tax. If they get shot down, then they get a HUGE BREAK, as they can take credit for all the carbon that would have been burned by the passengers - for the remainder of each of their lives.
Hopefully the Dems won’t get any ideas from this, as I like the idea of flying from Point A to Point B safely.