El Al suspends flights to Moscow following downing of Azerbaijani plane

https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-835024

Posted by polymute

3 comments

  1. Oh good a news story that involves both Israel and Russia. I’m going to go make popcorn now.

    I’m honestly sure this will be as barren on comments as is the usual posting reminding us that there is a genocide in Sudan. But since it involves both of the most commented on countries, maybe there might be a whole blow up.

    Let’s wait and see.

  2. The other week there was a headline stating Putin says Jews are tearing apart the Russian Orthodox Church. If there’s tension between Israel and Russia, and Comrade Trump is about to come to power, is it really wise for Israelis to think Trump will be their saviour? Some may see him as their get out of jail free card, their enabler to kill and claim whatever they want in the region. I think this is particularly stupid, because if Putin wants to bump up Jews on the MAGA enemy list, he will get it. And then what happens? No more guns for Israel.

    Imagine running towards the people that could hate you the most just because they’ll let you kill and maim and pillage the current #1 hated people. Could have just acted like a decent country, but can’t be without that bloodshed. Seems like this could all spectacularly backfire to me.

  3. Update: Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan also suspended a lot of flights.

    https://www.ft.com/content/c6b98c15-9c91-4f74-a494-ffea4f3fdab4

    Financial Times paywall bypass: https://archive.ph/PAS4M

    Article highlights:

    >The measures were taken after an Azerbaijan Airlines flight from Baku to Russia’s regional capital, Grozny, was diverted across the Caspian Sea and crash-landed near Aktau in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, killing 38 of the 67 people on board.

    > Video of the fuselage of the crashed aircraft has shown multiple puncture marks consistent with fire from an anti-aircraft system. There is also evidence that Russia was jamming the GPS navigation system near Grozny at the time, apparently to defend against an attack by Ukrainian drones.

    > Qazaq Air said it was suspending flights to Ekaterinburg until January 27 pending an “ongoing risk assessment” of flights to Russia. Azerbaijan Airlines said it halted flights to Grozny and other southern Russian cities until completion of an investigation into the crash.

    (…)
    > Russia had insisted the aircraft was unable to land in Grozny because of heavy fog and that the aircraft had hit a flock of birds.

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