Our cameraman, who it turned out was a pretty nervous flier at the best of times, actually asked the pilot, before we got on the plane, how long this flight would take, and the pilot -- Russian pilot -- completely deadpan, replied, "Six hours -- if we live."
O operador de imagem,  um passageiro muito nervoso, perguntou ao piloto, antes de entrarmos no avião, quanto tempo levaria o voo e o piloto russo, totalmente incompreensível, respondeu: "Seis horas — se sobrevivermos".