The new staff detained in the probe include a trainee air traffic controller who directed the doomed plane, her immediate supervisor and their boss and the head of the department responsible for clearing the runways.
Yep, detain the trainee who was under supervision...only in Russia or China!
Vnukovo airport also said its general director and his deputy had resigned "due to the tragic event" after the management was accused of "criminal negligence" by investigators.However they have not been detained.
Of course not. They are well protected!
The court said Vladimir Martynenko had a blood alcohol content of 0.6 grams of ethanol per litre of blood, compared to the legal limit of zero for driving in Russia.
Would be interested to hear what limits a snowplough driver is required to adhere to. Bet it's not documented in the Snowplough Driver Ops Manual....not that such a document would exist in that mismanaged dump of an airport!