Originally Posted by
get_over_it
I wonder if the Canadians were diplomats?
An article in the Globe and Mail says, "Many of the Canadians on board were believed to be Iranian-Canadian students returning to school after the holidays. Flying Ukrainian International Airlines, via the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, is one of the cheapest routes from Tehran to Toronto." I've read a comment elsewhere that "the Tehran-Kiev-Toronto route is a popular low-cost connection for family visits for the big population of Canadians of Iranian ancestry living in Toronto".