Going to Japan was a bit unnerving. The flight from the UK overflies Russia. That&#x27;s not a problem politically, but you fly for hours and hours over Siberia. You can look out of the window and see nothing but icy tundra stretching into the distance. There is absolutely nothing there (3 people per square km), maybe the odd hamlet. If the plane goes down, you&#x27;d better hope it catches fire so you don&#x27;t freeze to death.<p>I think they avoid North Korea though.<p>There was some interesting investigative journalism into the BUK theory back in January. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;mh17.correctiv.org&#x2F;english&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;mh17.correctiv.org&#x2F;english&#x2F;</a>