Belarus’ Aviation Dept preps air links between EU and Minsk
<p> MINSK, Sep 15 - PrimePress. The Aviation Department of the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Belarus is working on resuming flights of European Union (EU) airlines to Minsk, the department said. </p> <p> </p> <p> As previously reported, on 23 May 2021, a Vilnius-bound Ryanair flight from Athens made an emergency landing at Minsk Airport after receiving information about an explosive device on board (the bomb report was not confirmed). Belarusian blogger and activist Roman Protasevich was on board the Ryanair plane and was detained. He faces criminal charges under three articles of the Criminal Code in Belarus. European countries claimed that Minsk forced the plane to land at its airport under a made-up pretext. After the incident, some airlines decided to avoid Belarus’ airspace. The EU Council also banned the use of the airspace and airports of the European Union by Belarusian air carriers, and on 24 June it imposed sanctions against the air navigation company Belaeronavigatsia. </p> <p> </p> <p> “Yes, indeed, the Department of Aviation works together with the European partners to facilitate flights. However, the sanctions imposed by the European Union create a problem for the payment of air navigation fees,” a representative of the Aviation Department told RIA Novosti when ask to comment on the possible resumption of flights from the EU to Belarus. End </p>
2021-09-16
Primepress
Belarus’ Aviation Dept preps air links between EU and Minsk
MINSK, Sep 15 - PrimePress. The Aviation Department of the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Belarus is working on resuming flights of European Union (EU) airlines to Minsk, the department said.
As previously reported, on 23 May 2021, a Vilnius-bound Ryanair flight from Athens made an emergency landing at Minsk Airport after receiving information about an explosive device on board (the bomb report was not confirmed). Belarusian blogger and activist Roman Protasevich was on board the Ryanair plane and was detained. He faces criminal charges under three articles of the Criminal Code in Belarus. European countries claimed that Minsk forced the plane to land at its airport under a made-up pretext. After the incident, some airlines decided to avoid Belarus’ airspace. The EU Council also banned the use of the airspace and airports of the European Union by Belarusian air carriers, and on 24 June it imposed sanctions against the air navigation company Belaeronavigatsia.
“Yes, indeed, the Department of Aviation works together with the European partners to facilitate flights. However, the sanctions imposed by the European Union create a problem for the payment of air navigation fees,” a representative of the Aviation Department told RIA Novosti when ask to comment on the possible resumption of flights from the EU to Belarus. End