Britain on Monday barred Belarus s national airline and instructed U.K. aircraft to avoid Belarussian airspace after a Ryanair passenger jet was forced to land in Minsk.
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps (bottom right) has announced sanctions against Alexander Lukashenko s Belarus following a hijacking of a Ryanair flight THE Tory Transport Secretary has told the UK s independent aviation regulator to instruct planes to avoid Belarusian airspace following the forced diversion of a Ryanair flight on May 23. Grant Shapps also said that he has suspended the operating permit of Belavia, the flag carrier and national airline of Belarus. The Transport Secretary tweeted: “Following the forced diversion of a @Ryanair aircraft to Minsk yesterday, I’ve instructed [the UK Civil Aviation Authority] to request airlines avoid Belarusian airspace in order to keep passengers safe.
At a crunch summit, the EU also demanded the immediate release of Roman Protasevich, an opposition blogger who has been described as the private enemy of Alexander Lukashenko.
Updated: 24 May 2021, 16:42
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A SENIOR Labour MP sparked uproar today by claiming Covid-floored Boris Johnson was not quite at death s door as we were led to believe .
Valerie Vaz was accused of impugning the Prime Minister s integrity by casting doubt on the seriousness of his condition.
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Valerie Vaz was accused of impugning the Prime Minister s integrity Credit: BBC
The PM was struck down by the virus and placed in intensive care last April - later crediting nurses at St Thomas with saving his life.
But recently sacked shadow cabinet minister Ms Vaz this morning threw out wild claims - before rowing back and claiming: I don t know, I m not his doctor.