[abrimo]

When you board a commercial airline you have to show that you have a valid visa/passport for your destination however that is not technically checked until you go through that country's immigration service.

So would it be possible for a private jet to pick up Snowden and drop him in Ecuador where he could officially apply for asylum? It sounds like the main issue is that he has to be in Ecuador to apply.

[TylerE]

Very tricky because any private jet isn't going to have the range to make that in one hop.

[ra]

No but maybe it could fly over the arctic to iceland, refuel then to somewhere in northwest africa for a quick refuel, then across the atlantic.

Bit of a trek but possible?