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Wizz Air rescued 1 of its 4 Airbus planes stranded in Ukraine in a daring stealth mission at low altitude
An airline rescued an Airbus plane stranded in Ukraine for seven months in a daring mission. Flightradar24 data appeared to show the WizzAir jet flying at 10,000 feet with its transponder off. WizzAir confirmed it repatriated the jet on Tuesday following an "in-depth risk assessment." An airline rescued one of its planes stranded in Ukraine in a daring escape that involved flying at a low altitude and turning off its transponder, data suggests. Budapest-based Wizz Air repatriated one… (ca.news.yahoo.com) עוד...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Article makes it sound more like "Airplane Repo"... Would love to see a video of them doing it!
Hello Sparkie. While I also enjoyed "Airpland Repo" on USA tv, the conditions at Lviv dont quite fit.
Having followed the Ukraine war situation closely, Lviv is a big refugee and material transshipment point. Think "Berlin airlift" more than Airplane repo.
Here is a link, with photos showing the heart wrenching conditions in Lviv Ukraine
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/mar/18/ukraine-a-war-diary-from-lviv-photo-essay
Having followed the Ukraine war situation closely, Lviv is a big refugee and material transshipment point. Think "Berlin airlift" more than Airplane repo.
Here is a link, with photos showing the heart wrenching conditions in Lviv Ukraine
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/mar/18/ukraine-a-war-diary-from-lviv-photo-essay
You are correct... They probably could have done a better Job in the Article as well.
Agreed on the article. They don't call it Yahoo News for nothing! They conveniently left out the actual context as alluded to by @mbrews below. Cheap tabloid-style media reporting.
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Thanks for the reality check.
Lol! I was just going to post the exact same thing! And if they had some actual video, at least it would be a real 'repo', as only the first season of that show are actual repos, seasons 2 and later are just 'recreations' of repo stories.
Yeah... Loved the 1st season... After that it just got totally off the wall and much of it was edited for audiences!