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Huh, surely the Belarusian government wouldn't dare shoot it down? But I guess if I were the Ryanair captain responsible for all souls onboard, landing it is th

Huh, surely the Belarusian government wouldn't dare shoot it down? But I guess if I were the Ryanair captain responsible for all souls onboard, landing it is the safest choice.

csomar 5y ago
> Huh, surely the Belarusian government wouldn't dare shoot it down? No sane or insane pilot is going to risk it, however. Unless the pilot was certain that his and all of passengers fate were in danger, they are going to follow that fighter jet.
- dzhiurgis 5y ago
  I think that just changed hours ago. Flying over Russian/Belarus is now considered harmful.
cortesoft 5y ago
Iran shot a commercial passenger plane down last year, so it isn't exactly outside the realm of possibility.
- elliekelly 5y ago
  Not intentionally.
  - tremon 5y ago
    No need to go looking for examples from halfway across the world, Russia was complicit in the downing of MH-17 over Ukraine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MH-17#Cause_of_the_crash https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MH-17#Cause_of_the_crash
    - V-2 5y ago
      And directly responsible back in the Soviet era: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Air_Lines_Flight_007 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Air_Lines_Flight_007
  - cortesoft 5y ago
    A court in Canada ruled that it was intentional https://nationalpost.com/news/world/iran-shot-down-plane-full-of-canadians-intentionally-in-act-of-terrorism-ontario-judge-rules https://nationalpost.com/news/world/iran-shot-down-plane-ful...
    - elliekelly 5y ago
      It was a default judgment.
    - tut-urut-utut 5y ago
      Would that need to be either Iranian or some international court? Why would a Canadian court be responsible for Iranian air zone?
      - cortesoft 5y ago
        What international court?
      - cmrdporcupine 5y ago
        Because it was mostly Canadians murdered on that aircraft.
  - cmrdporcupine 5y ago
    Yes, intentionally: https://nationalpost.com/news/world/iran-shot-down-plane-full-of-canadians-intentionally-in-act-of-terrorism-ontario-judge-rules https://nationalpost.com/news/world/iran-shot-down-plane-ful...
- goatinaboat 5y ago
  Iran shot a commercial passenger plane down last year, so it isn't exactly outside the realm of possibility. Don’t forget https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Air_Flight_655 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Air_Flight_655
varjag 5y ago
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1995/09/14/american-balloonists-shot-down-killed-in-belarus/f5a06d09-3a04-4893-9c9d-d75a875c1b03/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1995/09/14/a...
tomjen3 5y ago
A sane government would not, but a sane government would also not hijack the plane.

Huh, surely the Belarusian government wouldn't dare shoot it down? But I guess if I were the Ryanair captain responsible for all souls onboard, landing it is the safest choice.

csomar 5y ago

> Huh, surely the Belarusian government wouldn't dare shoot it down? No sane or insane pilot is going to risk it, however. Unless the pilot was certain that his and all of passengers fate were in danger, they are going to follow that fighter jet.

dzhiurgis 5y ago
I think that just changed hours ago. Flying over Russian/Belarus is now considered harmful.

cortesoft 5y ago

Iran shot a commercial passenger plane down last year, so it isn't exactly outside the realm of possibility.

elliekelly 5y ago
Not intentionally.
- tremon 5y ago
  No need to go looking for examples from halfway across the world, Russia was complicit in the downing of MH-17 over Ukraine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MH-17#Cause_of_the_crash https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MH-17#Cause_of_the_crash
  - V-2 5y ago
    And directly responsible back in the Soviet era: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Air_Lines_Flight_007 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Air_Lines_Flight_007
- cortesoft 5y ago
  A court in Canada ruled that it was intentional https://nationalpost.com/news/world/iran-shot-down-plane-full-of-canadians-intentionally-in-act-of-terrorism-ontario-judge-rules https://nationalpost.com/news/world/iran-shot-down-plane-ful...
  - elliekelly 5y ago
    It was a default judgment.
  - tut-urut-utut 5y ago
    Would that need to be either Iranian or some international court? Why would a Canadian court be responsible for Iranian air zone?
    - cortesoft 5y ago
      What international court?
    - cmrdporcupine 5y ago
      Because it was mostly Canadians murdered on that aircraft.
- cmrdporcupine 5y ago
  Yes, intentionally: https://nationalpost.com/news/world/iran-shot-down-plane-full-of-canadians-intentionally-in-act-of-terrorism-ontario-judge-rules https://nationalpost.com/news/world/iran-shot-down-plane-ful...
goatinaboat 5y ago
Iran shot a commercial passenger plane down last year, so it isn't exactly outside the realm of possibility. Don’t forget https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Air_Flight_655 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Air_Flight_655

varjag 5y ago

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1995/09/14/american-balloonists-shot-down-killed-in-belarus/f5a06d09-3a04-4893-9c9d-d75a875c1b03/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1995/09/14/a...

tomjen3 5y ago

A sane government would not, but a sane government would also not hijack the plane.