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What makes you say that Donetsk in July 2014 was "an active war zone"? Also you may be interested to know that at the time MH17 was shot down, several other pas
by sorokod 4y ago
What makes you say that Donetsk in July 2014 was "an active war zone"? Also you may be interested to know that at the time MH17 was shot down, several other passenger flights were in the vicinity - see the "Nearby aircraft" section in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia_Airlines_Flight_17 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia_Airlines_Flight_17
- colechristensen 4y agoI mean dudes setting up antiaircraft weapons in random fields isn’t enough? Several airlines had already rerouted around the area before MH17 was shot down for reasons obvious at the time, there was active fighting and antiaircraft activity and airspace restrictions in place. It was foolish and irresponsible to be flying anywhere near there at the time. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-28356745.amp https://www.bbc.com/news/business-28356745.amp
- sorokod 4y agoIt looks like that at the time, the decision whether to fly over the area or not was a judgment call. In hindsight some companies got it terribly wrong. From Wikipedia: Some airlines had avoided eastern Ukrainian airspace prior to the MH17 shootdown, while many others, including 62 operators from 32 countries, had continued to fly routes over the region. Your statement "I mean dudes setting up antiaircraft weapons in random fields ..." gives somewhat incorrect impression. What is known is that a Buk 9M38 surface to air missile system belonging to the 53rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade was deployed by pro Russian separatists in the Torez area.