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In reply to the discussion: Snowden is trapped in Moscow [View all]bunnies
(15,859 posts)2. Shouldnt be a problem.
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Mr. Snowden could also reach Ecuador via a more elaborate route: A commercial cargo flight from Dakar, Senegal, to Quito. Senegal doesn't have an extradition treaty with the U.S. However, that scenario would require the cooperation of the German airline that operates the route, Deutsche Lufthansa LHA.XE +0.26% AG. A Lufthansa spokesman said the airline never transports civilians on its cargo flights and wouldn't accommodate Mr. Snowden.
Only three or four private jets are capable of making a nonstop flight from Moscow to Quito. Only the largest jets from Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., the G650 or G550, would be able to make the flight comfortably, with ranges in excess of the 7,200 miles between the two capital cities. A Bombardier Global 6000 XRS could also make the trip with one or two passengers, little luggage and favorable winds, according to the operations director at PrivateFly, a booking service for aircraft charters based near London.
PrivateFly calculated that such a one-way door-to-door charter, including all expenses, would cost $212,000.
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Didnt Tom Morello offer to pay?
http://www.tmz.com/2013/06/25/tom-morello-edward-snowden-nsa-leaks/
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He can fly direct to Venezuela, if charts are right, to begin his Libertarian Retraining Bootcamp
flamingdem
Jun 2013
#14
We're about to hear Ecuador say they'll take him because Obama wouldn't make a deal with them
flamingdem
Jun 2013
#29
For that matter, he could walk out of the airport and go to the Ecuadorean embassy
Recursion
Jun 2013
#9
He would need the official cooperation of the Russians to do that: the transit area is
struggle4progress
Jun 2013
#28
They have a new accord from 2006 - agreement not to take fugitives from the USA
flamingdem
Jun 2013
#18
If he does get on a plane and it goes over US territory or an ally of the US can't they
hrmjustin
Jun 2013
#22
I think if he is flying over the nation Obama will have to force the plane to land.
hrmjustin
Jun 2013
#26
Really, i don't care what happens to Snowden. I care about jobs for American families and the VRA
kelliekat44
Jun 2013
#31
There's a need for that to get him to Ecuador, I see a hacking through the Amazon
flamingdem
Jun 2013
#46