There are just as many reports calling it a “contracted” plane, which is far more logical, but I do not have facts and none of us will until those on the plane tell us. But it is utterly naive to believe US Marines, being extracted from a US embassy in a hot zone would be placed on a commercial flight, jeopardizing the safety of regular civilians, should the plane be attacked. A commercial plane owned by civilians means, it was a non-military US government owned plane. We will see.