Belarus Ministry of Transport views EU sanctions against Belarusian air carriers as corporate raid to seize market segment
<p> MINSK, June 7 - PrimePress. The European Union (EU) sanctions against Belarus in the aviation sector, imposed after the emergency landing of the Ryanair passenger plane in Minsk on May 23, are an attempt to raid the Belarusian segment of the airline market. Director of the Aviation Department at the Ministry of Transport of Belarus Artem Sikorski made a statement to this effect in a TV interview. </p> <p> </p> <p> “There is a strangulation process. These sanctions, let’s put it bluntly, are a raider seizure of the market and business of the airline (Belavia – editor’s note), which was not involved in these events," Prime reports citing Sikorski as saying. </p> <p> </p> <p> Sikorski notes that the Belarusian aviation authorities continue to cooperate with international organizations and administrations to “debunk the myths” around the situation with the emergency landing of the Ryanair aircraft in Minsk. End </p>
2021-06-08
Primepress
Belarus Ministry of Transport views EU sanctions against Belarusian air carriers as corporate raid to seize market segment
MINSK, June 7 - PrimePress. The European Union (EU) sanctions against Belarus in the aviation sector, imposed after the emergency landing of the Ryanair passenger plane in Minsk on May 23, are an attempt to raid the Belarusian segment of the airline market. Director of the Aviation Department at the Ministry of Transport of Belarus Artem Sikorski made a statement to this effect in a TV interview.
“There is a strangulation process. These sanctions, let’s put it bluntly, are a raider seizure of the market and business of the airline (Belavia – editor’s note), which was not involved in these events," Prime reports citing Sikorski as saying.
Sikorski notes that the Belarusian aviation authorities continue to cooperate with international organizations and administrations to “debunk the myths” around the situation with the emergency landing of the Ryanair aircraft in Minsk. End