MYSTERY IN THE SKY - WTF? - MH370 & MH17 & QZ8501 & More

[HairOfTheDog]

While the people who shot that plane down bear the responsibility I also believe that Malaysian airlines does as well.

I'm probably in the minority, but I don't believe that Malaysia Airlines bears responsibility.

They were flying in internationally-cleared (non-restricted) airspace, above the minimum altitude recommended. Virgin Atlantic and Singapore Air had flown the same path that day and several other airlines still had that path on their flight charters as well.

Of course, it would have been great if all airlines had operated with the abundance of caution taken by some of the major carriers who had changed their routes to avoid Eastern Ukraine altogether.

But, Malaysia Airlines didn't breach any protocols or ignore any industry guidelines -- I don't think any responsibility should be shifted from the party that shot down a huge passenger plane because they were so ill-trained and bloodthirsty that they mistook it for a Ukraine military plane. Every bit of the responsibility for the 298 deaths belongs on the shoulders of the people who launched the missile and the people who armed and supported them, IMO.