UPDATE: EU to seal off skies to Belarusian air traffic
Mon, 24th May 2021 21:02
(Alliance News) - The EU is to seal off its airspace and airports to Belarusian airlines after a flight between two EU states was forcibly diverted to Minsk, the European Council president s spokesperson announced on Twitter on Monday evening.
Belarussian state airline Belavia will likely have to cancel its flights to a host of cities, including to Berlin, Paris, and Brussels.
Arrested Belarussian opposition blogger Roman Protasevich, who was on the diverted Ryanair flight, says he is cooperating and admitting to charges of organising protests in a video circulated by state TV channels on Monday.
Европейское авиационное агентство рекомендовало авиакомпаниям быть осторожными, пролетая над Беларусью - Safe Airspace
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