No KatSLF, not correct. An immediate driftdown from FL330 would be required at that weight (I am a B777 captain), so you would be below FL320 well before exiting the war zone. The whole argument is irrelevant anyway because 32,000 feet does not protect you from a missile. No civilian airliner should fly anywhere near a war zone, period.
Remember that in war, "friendly fire" accounts for many deaths and injuries (I am also an ex military pilot). If professional military personnel can mistake their own forces, how safe do you feel as a civilian airliner above these "military" people on the ground who are not true professionals? They are rebel insurgents, often intoxicated and they have their finger on the trigger. Still want to risk "gliding into Russia" KatSLF? Oh and if the aircraft depressurises, it won't be gliding. The crew will execute a Rapid Descent.
Last edited by BB97; 23rd Jul 2014 at 12:18.