Page 100 - Tim Hepher News Today

Europe's aviation regulator on Wednesday urged airlines to avoid Belarus airspace for safety reasons, saying the forced diversion of a Ryanair flight had put into question the country's ability to provide safe air navigation. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) said it was advising EU airlines, as well as non-EU carriers flying to or from the bloc, to avoid the airspace except in emergencies.

BELARUS-POLITICS/AVIATION-SAFETY (ANALYSIS, PIX):ANALYSIS-Pressure grows for sensitive Belarus air safety probe

Belarus faces sanctions backlash over jetliner ‘state piracy’ Belarusian blogger Roman Protasevich, detained when a Ryanair plane was forced to land in Minsk, is seen in a pre-trial detention facility, as he says, in Minsk, Belarus May 24, 2021 in this still image taken from video. Telegram@Zheltyeslivy/Reuters TV/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. May 24, 2021 By Sabine Siebold and Matthias Williams BRUSSELS/KYIV (Reuters) -Western powers prepared to pile sanctions ...

+ Show 3 more videos YouTube: Belarus must be held to account for jet incident, says Raab | Reuters YouTube: White House says Belarus action is shocking | Reuters YouTube: EU considers shunning Belarus airspace over forced landing | Reuters BRUSSELS/KYIV (Reuters) — Western powers prepared to pile sanctions on Belarus and cut off its aviation links on Monday, furious after it scrambled a warplane to intercept a Ryanair aircraft and arrest a dissident journalist, an...

BELARUS-POLITICS/ (WRAPUP 8, TV, PIX):WRAPUP 8-Belarus faces new sanctions over jetliner state piracy, arrest of journalist

Publishing date: May 24, 2021  •  2 hours ago  •  4 minute read  •  Article content KYIV/VILNIUS — European leaders threatened on Monday to limit international air traffic over Belarus and possibly restrict its ground transport, after a Ryanair passenger plane was forced to land in an incident denounced by Western countries as “state piracy.” Western leaders reached for the strongest language to condemn Sunday’s incident, in which a Belarusian warplane intercepted a fligh...

Europeans threaten to restrict air traffic over Belarus after "state piracy" Supporters of Belarusian opposition blogger and activist Roman Protasevich wait for the arrival of a Ryanair flight after it was diverted to Belarus at Vilnius Airport in Vilnius, Lithuania May 23, 2021. REUTERS/Andrius Sytas reuters_tickers This content was published on May 24, 2021 - 13:54 May 24, 2021 - 13:54 By Matthias Williams, Andrius Sytas and Gabriela Baczynska KYIV/VILNIUS (Reuters) -European leaders threaten...

Publishing date: May 24, 2021  •  2 hours ago  •  4 minute read  •  Article content KYIV/VILNIUS — European leaders threatened to limit international air traffic over Belarus and possibly target its ground transport as well, after a Ryanair plane was forced to land in an incident denounced by Western countries as “state piracy.” Western leaders reached for the strongest language to condemn Sunday’s incident, in which a Belarusian warplane intercepted a flight between Gree...

Belarus faces sanctions threat over state piracy, some airlines avoid its air space The European Union was considering responding to Sundays incident by limiting international air traffic over Belarus and restricting its ground transport, and could tighten sanctions already in place on the former Soviet republic. Written By: Matthias Williams and Gabriela Baczynska / Reuters | 10:45 am, May 24, 2021 × A historical white-red-white flag of Belarus flies next to national fl...

Publishing date: May 24, 2021  •  1 week ago  •  4 minute read  •  Article content KYIV/BRUSSELS — Several airlines said on Monday they would avoid Belarusian airspace after Belarus scrambled a warplane to intercept a Ryanair jetliner and arrest a dissident journalist in an act denounced by Western powers as “state piracy.” The European Union was considering responding to Sunday’s incident by limiting international air traffic over Belarus and restricting its ground trans...