CHATEAU,
THANKS FOR THE VERY INTERESTING FLIGHT INFORMATION. WHEN YOU SAY THIS:
So the plan that they had was
TK 1597 leaving IST 7:25 pm, arriving FRA 9:35 pm
I ASK WHY NOT TK415 IST VKO 1707 2042, WHICH PUT ANY TEAMS ON IT IN DOWNTOWN MOSCOW BEFORE 10PM? THIS WAS SCHEDULED TO LEAVE ONLY A HALF HOUR BEFORE TK1597.