I have a question that a cursory reading of comments has not shown: Why was the aircraft trying to land in "deep fog?" I interpret that term to mean physically deep (as in several hundred feet deep or more), with severely restricted visibility (perhaps less than 1/4 to 1/2 mile), perhaps at or below airport minimums. Depending on airport equipment and/or aircraft instrumentation, it would/should have been foolhardy to attempt landing under such conditions. Does anybody know about either the airport or the TU-134 instrumentation?

I would think the atheistic country of Russia would change their mind about no belief in a supreme being because that is the only thing that could have saved all those people from death.

Doesn't anyone find it strange this plane is only burnt on one side?

Wow, they pulled off a plane crash without any body gettin' hurt. I wonder if the piolot was really far into playing a game and refused to put it away when the airline attendant asked him to.

Same type plane that crashed earlier this year killing an entire hockey team. No inspections, no government regulations, the same as Ron Paul wants to inplement here.

The plane was a Toppleova 134, right?

Maybe he thought he was landing in the South Pole.

in aeronautical parlance, it was a success: after all landings should equal take offs. In Russia this might have been an ever better landing since the departure of the passengers was swift and no ramps were needed for "deplaning".

You mean, the pilot brought the plane down, no passengers died and he is not a "hero?" Here in America we labeled them, actually not them, but him, the US Airways plane that crashed in the Hudson river and now, he is a cause celeb and I feel with more kudos, accolades than he deserved. There is an adage that says: Nobody dies the eve, ergo, regardless of all that transpired, it wasn't their time to go, plain and simple. The worst problem in a crash land is fire and that is 50% of why there were not casualties. Also, we have to consider that then plane didn't sink and that had to be part of the equation. Last but not least, the rescue efforts were there in seconds, minutes and most air crashes don't have all those benefits, ergo, I think this nation went overboard making a hero of someone that was really, really lucky. Is he, was he a good pilot? If a pilot doesn't master his technique after that many years, he shouldn't be flying any way.

Let's review that UA Flt 232 that crashed landed in Sioux City, IA and where all those benefits were absent and yet under more precarious situation, no hydraulics and yet many survived that time and I don't recall the pilot nor the crew going around the TV circuit honoring them for saving those they saved. One more problem and people, I called blind mice, don't see that if you make a hero out of a not such dire situation as compared with other air disasters, what people are doing is making those other pilots, less than heroes, although many paid with their lives. Of course, I'm not saying that those air crashes that were pilot's, crew's fault should be called heroes, but this protitution of the word hero is making heroes of many lucky people. Let's see how long will take the media to call the pilot and Russian crew "heroes." My guess is never I think that prowess doesn't apply. It sounds like the only ones that has "heroes" is America. Many have called war criminals heroes also, but are they real heroes? No way Jose. They were doing their jobs and BTW, their, pilot, crew, lives were at stake. To me a hero is someone that dies, willingly, trying to save other lives, like the report about that grandfather that died trying to save his grandchild. As for people calling the military invading other countries, committing war crimes, or making accidents to appear acts of heroism when none were there, are not heroes either. I don't consider Pat Tillman a hero. A hero doesn't die w/o knowing he became a hero and killed by his comrades. Actually, I think in his case, there was something more sinister, more evil. It came through the embedded media that his unit couldn't stand him for his diva status. And Jessica Lynch? That is another "heroine" that didn't know she was one, but who cares to such small details when you are trying to take over oil fields? Last, but not least, that U.S. marine that received the medal of honor. Now they, the media is saying that as with Pat Tillman, and Jessica Lynch, their deeds were exagerated to say the least. Oh, well, nobody said that America cares about the truth. As for the army and marines, they stuck to their guns, just like with Jessica and Pat.

God saved all 95 people and the crew.

Sure, god made the plane crash as much as he made the fog but what could be more fun than watching plane crashes from waaaaaaaaay up there?

You rock, god! but learn from this and start making everyone survive everything instead of killing so many people just to amuse yourself.

Oh and don't forget to make the Packers with this Sunday and I'll slaughter another goat for you, big guy. Later

Kyrgystan.....right..... I know where that is.

Praise the Lord. Praise God. Thanks God. Thanks the Lord Christ. Amen to the people got saved.

Praise God... So, why did he let the plane crash in the first place?

'The bad news is I think its totaled. The good news is I saved your coffee.'

From the auto insurance commercial running on TV.

Someone was looking out for them that's for sure

On Kyrgystani Airlines, you do have the option to upgrade your seat to an aircraft that actually works for 6000 Rubles.

So when an earth quake hits Pakistan and 100,000 people are killed, and three days later, a child is found alive it is a "miracle." What a weird guy to do something like that.

Note to flyers around the world. See the name Tupolev on a plane, you might want to consider another airline or different plane. This bird has the worst safety record on earth.

Apparently, Kyrgystani Airlines does not sell return tickets.

I'd have to say that the survivors of that crash have a freakin' cool story to tell to their grand kids. "Hey kids, look at this picture. I was on that plane. Cool, right? Now go get grandpa a beer."

Amazing that no one was killed! Thank goodness for that!

Tough aircraft. Maybe built by URAL? All wheel drive diesel power and strong Russian reliability to consistently plow through anything..... :>) No problem with parasitic Lawsuits dragging them down into the abyss of no return. No EPA to water board the manufacturing companies, while using legalistic castration clamps to control their creativity.. Only the specter of proven deadly National Socialism to hold them down for the count. Now USA is going that direction... Maybe some day Boeing will come with 'All Wheel Drive' for rough runways?

So much for flying on Russian aircraft

The Chinese build fighter aircraft in Chengdu city.

Notice all of the safety features that helped the passengers to escape from this burning aircraft, like the extra wide overwing doors?