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He can also fly Aeroflot. Highly unlikely to be ordered down by anyone.

by sfk 12y ago

DominikR 12y ago
Multiple Aeroflot machines with Russian officials on board that were on they way home have been forced to land in EU countries because of sanctions. The only plane that probably would be safe is the Russian presidential plane.
- spacefight 12y ago
  Hmm... Morales' plane coming to mind.
  - gambiting 12y ago
    Yeah but then again what was Morales going to do about it? Get a little bit angry? That decision was literally consequence-free. I highly doubt anyone would order Putin's plane to land anywhere though. Just like no one would order the air force one to land forcibly, it's just not done.
    - jacquesm 12y ago
      'land or we'll start World War III'.
      - gambiting 12y ago
        Really? Like what, launch nukes because Russia doesn't want to hand over Snowden? Come on, that's just ridiculous. If Putin sent his plane(or went himself on official business) to Switzerland, absolutely no one could do anything about it.
        jacquesm 12y ago
        We're in violent agreement here. It was merely an illustration of what kind of ultimatum would be required to get that plane to land and I really don't see that happening. So I think if there is a formal offer of asylum by Switzerland and Russia lets him go un-opposed (which I assume they will) then he will arrive in Switzerland.
- eps 12y ago
  Source?
  - DominikR 12y ago
    This happened recently: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28986764 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28986764 The article doesn't say that the machine was a civilian Aeroflot machine, but this German article mentions it: http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/polen-russischer-minister-schoigu-darf-doch-noch-fliegen-a-988914.html http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/polen-russischer-minis... If search on Google you'll see that this has happened to multiple Russian officials (like Dimitri Rogozin) in the last months.
    - eps 12y ago
      Poland's already paying for this though. I doubt they will pull a stunt like this again any time soon. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-29154335 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-29154335

He can also fly Aeroflot. Highly unlikely to be ordered down by anyone.

by sfk 12y ago

He can also fly Aeroflot. Highly unlikely to be ordered down by anyone.

Multiple Aeroflot machines with Russian officials on board that were on they way home have been forced to land in EU countries because of sanctions. The only plane that probably would be safe is the Russian presidential plane.

spacefight 12y ago
Hmm... Morales' plane coming to mind.
- gambiting 12y ago
  Yeah but then again what was Morales going to do about it? Get a little bit angry? That decision was literally consequence-free. I highly doubt anyone would order Putin's plane to land anywhere though. Just like no one would order the air force one to land forcibly, it's just not done.
  - jacquesm 12y ago
    'land or we'll start World War III'.
    - gambiting 12y ago
      Really? Like what, launch nukes because Russia doesn't want to hand over Snowden? Come on, that's just ridiculous. If Putin sent his plane(or went himself on official business) to Switzerland, absolutely no one could do anything about it.
      - jacquesm 12y ago
        We're in violent agreement here. It was merely an illustration of what kind of ultimatum would be required to get that plane to land and I really don't see that happening. So I think if there is a formal offer of asylum by Switzerland and Russia lets him go un-opposed (which I assume they will) then he will arrive in Switzerland.
eps 12y ago
Source?
- DominikR 12y ago
  This happened recently: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28986764 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28986764 The article doesn't say that the machine was a civilian Aeroflot machine, but this German article mentions it: http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/polen-russischer-minister-schoigu-darf-doch-noch-fliegen-a-988914.html http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/polen-russischer-minis... If search on Google you'll see that this has happened to multiple Russian officials (like Dimitri Rogozin) in the last months.
  - eps 12y ago
    Poland's already paying for this though. I doubt they will pull a stunt like this again any time soon. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-29154335 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-29154335