Can Snowden fly by private jet from Moscow to Ecuador?

http://blog.privatefly.com/edward-snowden-fly-private-jet-moscow-ecuador

by abrimo • 13 years ago

31 22 13 years ago

blog.privatefly.com

itan1um• 13 years ago

He still has no passport though...

farolino2• 13 years ago

That may be the single most blatant piece of PR I have ever seen!

zv• 13 years ago

Indeed. Who cares if he travels from Moscow to Ecuador in single trip or several. Seems like blatant advertisment which just screams "Call PrivateFly"

farolino2• 13 years ago

Roll up, roll up and join the Edward Snowden publicity train (or plane)!

jensnockert• 13 years ago

It even actually says just that right at the bottom of the article.

mynameisme• 13 years ago

If anyone had any doubt about there being voting rings on this site, this story just proved it.

zorbo• 13 years ago

It answered a question I've been asking myself, so I upvoted it.

abrimo2• 13 years ago

Yea it really is - I have nothing to do with these fellows but I found it interesting nonetheless so I posted it.

midnitewarrior• 13 years ago

You can fly wherever you want. No international commercial airline will let you on their plane unless you have a valid passport / VISA for the destination. If you show up by private plane, you will have to show your passport to enter the country, or else you are denied entry.

Currently, Snowden is denied entry to Russia, and is stuck in the "Transportation Zone" of a Russian airport, unable to enter the country. Snowden was in discussions for asylum with Russia (who would issue papers allowing him in if granted), but Snowden has reconsidered this option and is seeking asylum elsewhere.

abrimo2• 13 years ago

When you board a commercial airline you have to show that you have a valid visa/passport for your destination however that is not technically checked until you go through that country's immigration service.

So would it be possible for a private jet to pick up Snowden and drop him in Ecuador where he could officially apply for asylum? It sounds like the main issue is that he has to be in Ecuador to apply.

TylerE• 13 years ago

Very tricky because any private jet isn't going to have the range to make that in one hop.

Torn• 13 years ago

He's also had his US passport revoked - if he does fly, it'll have to be accompanied by diplomats or similar with special dispensations

toomuchtodo2• 13 years ago

As a US citizen, its bullshit that a country can revoke your right to travel outside of itself.

ck2• 13 years ago

A better question is if such a flight would ever arrive considering how close it would come to the US east coast.

Remember it's now magically legal to kill US citizens without a trial.

What makes me ill is that there would be a number of people arguing on both conservative and liberal networks that this is acceptable.

dnesteruk• 13 years ago

This is shameless advertising.

NonEUCitizen• 13 years ago

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5970940

rafski• 13 years ago

It's hard to think US would not intercept the plane at some point over the ocean. Could be the case even with a commercial flight.

Can Snowden fly by private jet from Moscow to Ecuador?

Related Stories