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Old 07-17-2014, 03:25 PM
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Re: Malaysian aircraft shot down in the Ukraine

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Originally Posted by Jermyn Davidson View Post
I seriously question the decision to send a civilian flight on a route through Ukraine, towards the Russian border.

Are people just that ignorant, that unaware?
Apparently flights through that area are supposed to keep above 32,000 feet. This flight was barely above that floor, at 33,000 feet.

That said, I don't think commercial air carriers thought anti-aircraft missiles were a problem. They were wrong.
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