Why do laymen come to a professional pilot forum and take over completely with no idea?
What would be the point of being here this early, if not for the speculation and perspective?
On the initial reports of no deaths from the Turkish airline. Some cultures are accepting of lying to spare others suffering. In Japan for instance, there is a tendency to withhold an incurable diagnosis to spare the patient and family. Is there a similar cultural feature in Turkey, where until it is known who has died and who has lived, it is thought more compassionate to mislead all to think that everyone has survived. Those who are lucky enough to have loved ones among the survivors would have been spared needless worry. Those who were given false hope, were eventually going to be miserable anyway, why make them miserable sooner than necessary. I don't accept the reasoning myself, but wonder if any here has insight into the Turkish culture.