From the article: The flight from [Moscow] was packed with journalists who had purchased tickets believing that Snowden would be on the flight. It would be hil

From the article: The flight from [Moscow] was packed with journalists who had purchased tickets believing that Snowden would be on the flight. It would be hilarious if Snowden and his companions tried to get seats on that flight, but could not, because it was already fully booked by these proactive journalists.