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24 May in 11:00 Austria’s foreign ministry insists on an independent international investigation of the incident with the Ryanair passenger plane flying from Athens to Vilnius that made an emergency landing at Minsk’s airport and demanded immediate release of activist Roman Protasevich who was among the plane’s passengers and was detained after the landing. "Alarming reports about a Ryanair plane that was diverted to Minsk. All passengers must be allowed to continue their travels and we need an independent international investigation into this incident. We urgently demand the release of...

By Published May 24. Updated May 24 at 2:07 pm A Belarusian dog handler checks luggages off a Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS (flight number FR4978) parked on Minsk International Airport's apron in Minsk, on May 23, 2021. - Belarusian opposition Telegram channel Nexta said Sunday its former editor and exiled opposition activist Roman Protasevich had been detained at Minsk airport after his Lithuania-bound flight made an emergency landing. Protasevich was travelling aboard a Ryanair flight from Athens to Vilnius, which ma...

Latvia’s AirBaltic decides against using Belarusian airspace, says transport minister The Latvian transportation chief told Latvijas Radio that the incident with the Ryanair airliner is an extraordinary situation that undermines the security of flights in Belarusian airspace © EPA-EFE/TOMS KALNINS RIGA, May 24. /TASS/. AirBaltic, Latvia’s flag carrier, has decided not to use Belarusian airspace when conducting flights following the emergency landing of a Ryanair plane in Minsk en route from Athens to Vilnius, the Baltic state’s Minister of Transport Talis Linkaits stated on Monday...

France warns of possibly closing Belarusian airspace to EU planes Paris’ top diplomat reported that nine French citizens were on board the Ryanair flight that had to make an emergency landing in Minsk on Sunday French Minister for European Affairs Clement Beaune© EPA-EFE/FLORIAN WIESER PARIS, May 24. /TASS/. Paris has said that it has not excluded the possibility that the airspace over Belarus may be shut to EU planes after the recent forced landing of a Ryanair flight, Clement Beaune, Minister of State for European Affairs, said on Monday. "We will take all measures to eliminate dang...

Girlfriend of Belarusian Activist Also Snatched From Hijacked Commercial Flight Barbie Latza Nadeau © Provided by The Daily Beast REUTERS In a saga that has all the makings of a spy Netflix series, the Russian girlfriend of Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevich was also detained when their Ryanair flight from Greece was diverted to Minsk on Sunday, according to AFP. The moment Ryanair announced it would be diverting the flight with no explanation, Protasevich, the author of Nexta Telegram channels, who was wanted in Belarus on charges relating to broadcasting opposition p...