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Are international waters in the southern Indian ocean Qantas' neighborhood?
by IncreasePosts 2y ago
Are international waters in the southern Indian ocean Qantas' neighborhood?
- bmitc 2y agoIt's not the waters that's important here. It's the debris passing through the flight path.
- whataguy 2y agoQantas doesn't own the flight path either?
- rising-sky 2y agoOh common?! Do you own the travel path when driving down the highway? No you don't but there are agreed upon and codified rules on right of way that protect your right to safe passage or navigation. Similar convention applies to air space and air travel, look up Annex 2: Rules of the Air by ICAO which outlines right of way principles for air travel
- robertlagrant 2y agoWhat does it say has right of way between a rocket stage, that cannot be steered, and aircraft, that can?
- hulitu 2y ago> between a rocket stage, that cannot be steered This is just trash. Debris as they call it. If drive in front of you on a highway and throw some "debris" out of the window, will you enjoy it ?
- robertlagrant 2y agoWill I enjoy it? What's that got to do with anything?
- rising-sky 2y agoThe FAA confirmed that debris fell outside designated areas, temporarily disrupting air traffic and causing several aircraft to divert or delay flights. You can read more here and other news sources https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/spacexs-starship-grounds-after-test-flight-explosion https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/spacexs-starship-grou...
- marvin 2y agoAnother way of phrasing the situation is that Quantas _very inconveniently_ chose to put their flight path straight through the projected trajectory of rocket debris.
- sangnoir 2y agoWould you ask the same question if it were Long March rocket debris falling into the Atlantic with very short notices from China?