Why was the distressed plane refused to land in the close by Russian airports? Most likely, they did not want the bad publicity of the crash on the Russian territory, especially during the high level CIS meeting in St. Petersburg. In one word, the Prestige. https://t.co/7EqFpLaSDG

Why was the distressed plane refused to land in the close by Russian airports? Most likely, they did not want the bad publicity of the crash on the Russian territory, especially during the high level CIS meeting in St. Petersburg. In one word, the Prestige.… pic.twitter.com/qYfm76Ax6i

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