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Malaysia Airlines plane shot down in Ukraine near Russian border[Mod warning post#193

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    #212
    Lingua Franca
    Registered Users Posts: 2,800 ✭✭✭Lingua Franca


    Separatists found the black box, say they're sending it to Moscow - Dutch News NOS channel


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    #213
    fits
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    green_screen wrote: »
    Hopefully she flew yesterday. Read a post back saying it's been confirmed no irish on the flight, so hopefully she's fine.

    She is Hungarian.


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    #214
    the_monkey
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    shadowcomplex wrote: »
    I have a long haul flight in 2 weeks time, Flying to Aus via Dubai and Kuala Lumpur todays events makes me uneasy about the flight.

    RIP to to those that died

    Terrible tragedies, but don't worry ... safest form of travel - fact


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    #215
    bigroad
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    Eight british on board.Itv 1 news.


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    #216
    Penny Tration
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    fits wrote: »
    She is Hungarian.

    Apologies, what with it being an irish site, I assumed incorrectly.

    I hope you hear from her soon and I'm hopeful that she'll be absolutely fine


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    #217
    keno-daytrader
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    Dublin Red Devil wrote: »
    Technically that was my thread title. You stole it. But I'll let it slide. :rolleyes:

    The mods merged your thread with mine and this was the outcome, I too shall let your accusation of theft slide. ;)

    ☀️ 6.72kWp ⚡2.52kWp south, ⚡4.20kWp west



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    #218
    Penny Tration
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    shadowcomplex wrote: »
    I have a long haul flight in 2 weeks time, Flying to Aus via Dubai and Kuala Lumpur todays events makes me uneasy about the flight.

    RIP to to those that died

    You'll be grand.

    I'm terrified of flying, and had to take a flight shortly after the last Malaysian Airlines disaster and I freaked out. No need to though, it was fine.


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    #219
    tharmor
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    Simon Gruber Says wrote: »
    1km = 1000m so 10km is 10,000m

    No wonder maths is poor in pur country !!


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    #220
    TheCoolWay
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    shadowcomplex wrote: »
    I have a long haul flight in 2 weeks time, Flying to Aus via Dubai and Kuala Lumpur todays events makes me uneasy about the flight.

    RIP to to those that died

    You won't fly anywhere near Ukraine if that makes you feel 1% better


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    #221
    mickmackey1
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    tharmor wrote: »
    No wonder maths is poor in pur country !!

    And spelling


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    #222
    kingshankly
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    green_screen wrote: »
    Fcuk off, it's not funny to joke about this.

    It was meant as a dig at the garth brooks drama apologies offered


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    #223
    Nonoperational
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    fr336 wrote: »
    Ain't this the truth. Never ever "Ah it'll be ok" or influenced by others.

    To be fair, it's a lucky coincidence and I'm delighted he is ok, but your gut feeling has nothing to do with tragedies like this. I'm sure there are people who changed the other way too.

    RIP to all involved. Sickening stuff.


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    #224
    kona
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    What a bunch of scumbags


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    #225
    YbFocus
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    Somewhere out there is someone who pulled the trigger to start all of this today. I hope he realises what he has done is awful.

    Whatever about targeting your enemy, to take down a civil jet is an unthinkable act :(

    As Fred Woodworth said...

    "It seems like such a terrible shame that innocent civilians have to get hurt in wars, otherwise combat would be such a wonderfully healthy way to rid the human race of unneeded trash"


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    #226
    fits
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    Does anyone know if any Hungarian passengers on board? ( relying on my phone for internet as travelling so can't look properly)


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    #227
    kona
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    They will never find out anything here the Russians will cover it up. Look at the polish tupolev that "crashed" taking out most of the countries leaders. There's a very interesting theory about it.


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    #228
    Captain Chaos
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    YbFocus wrote: »
    Whatever about targeting your enemy, to take down a civil jet is an unthinkable act :(
    "

    The terrible thing is that if today's act was intentional or not, it has been done on purpose before by the USSR and possibly by the USN, never fully proven.


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    #229
    Lingua Franca
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    fits wrote: »
    Does anyone know if any Hungarian passengers on board? ( relying on my phone for internet as travelling so can't look properly)

    Not yet but Dutch news is getting information earlier than Ireland/UK and the news has taken over channel 1. I'll let you know the second I hear anything.


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    #230
    fits
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    I'm pretty sure she went yesterday but no update yet so would be good to know she is safe.


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    #231
    vicwatson
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    Kate Panicky Jazz wrote: »
    Countries are only now avoiding Ukraine air space. What they were doing flying over it is anyone's guess


    US airlines have avoided the airspace since (I think) April

    It's all about the money, money, money


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    #232
    tharmor
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    fits wrote: »
    I'm pretty sure she went yesterday but no update yet so would be good to know she is safe.

    I hope you have called her and she did not reply and hence you are saying all this here on public forum. .


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    #233
    cml387
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    There could be the possibility of a major diplomatic row.
    Since the accident happened in Ukraine, the investigation should be Ukrainian. If , as seems possible, the rebels have control of the area, then evidence including CVR and DFDR could be sent to Moscow.And investigation of the crash site?
    The Russians should send the black boxes back to Kiev. But what if they don't?


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    #234
    listermint
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    vicwatson wrote: »
    US airlines have avoided the airspace since (I think) April

    It's all about the money, money, money

    Evidence of this?

    Lots of blatant opinion on this.


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    #235
    tharmor
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    Is it a coincidence that today is 17th....??


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    #236
    billie1b
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    tharmor wrote: »
    Is it a coincidence that today is 17th....??

    P I double S off with your conspiracy and coincidental crap


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    #237
    Lingua Franca
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    Press conference in half an hour.


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    #238
    HeidiHeidi
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    Lingua Franca wrote: »
    Press conference in half an hour.

    Where?

    Sorry, I'm not really asking where.

    What channels will be covering it? All of them?


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    #239
    Lingua Franca
    Registered Users Posts: 2,800 ✭✭✭Lingua Franca


    Schiphol.


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    #240
    Stinicker
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    There was a teenage girl behind me in the queue in schipol balling crying and I was going to ask if she was ok but I was then called as I hadn't got my boarding pass in Cork, she really freaked me out and I was shaking with nerves myself. I never noticed her after that now but I'm really upset and freaked and she was not the only one freaked by boarding that jet. We are all alive but I can't help thinking I was only a click of a mouse from sealing my destiny, I also took strong sedatives (benzo diazepene) and slept for a lot of the flight as while I have clocked up 73 flights and over 120,000 air miles in my life yesterday's was the only I was truly nervous of due to MH370, I flew through the tail of Typhoon Rammasun afterwards from KUL to MNL and it was the most turbulent I was on ever, yet I felt safe on the new 737-800, the escape from the jaws of death I made is amazing.

    I landed here in Manila to a scene of devastation, no electricity, sweat dripping from every pore, incalculable grinding poverty, awake over 40 hours and then I read of the miraculous escape I made. A quirk of fate or something else bigger? One thing is for sure that is a day I will never forget and for now as the jet lag starts to win the war and as I approach 50 hours awake must now I go to my sleep.


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    #241
    Lingua Franca
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    HeidiHeidi wrote: »
    Where?

    Sorry, I'm not really asking where.

    What channels will be covering it? All of them?

    Sorry, no idea. The scrolling bar at the bottom of Ned 1 is saying press conference at 21:53 (so, in just one minute). If it's in Dutch and not going out everywhere I'll post any key points I can figure out.


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