Belarus may have become increasingly isolated with every year that dictator Alexander Lukashenko clings to power. But the country has remained an important fly-over territory for airliners, particularly since parts of neighboring Ukraine were deemed unsafe to traverse in the wake of the 2014 downing of a Malaysian Airlines aircraft.
Many airlines are flying over Latvia instead of Belarus after the interception of a Ryanair jet on May 23. (Photo/Ryanair)
About 400 flights a day use Belarus airspace, including about 300 that pass over without landing, according to Eurocontrol, which is responsible for managing Europe’s airspace. Now European airlines have begun skirting around Belarus at the directive of European Union leaders.
May 2021 136 Middle East region’s largest travel and tourism showcase, Arabian Travel Market continues this week from May 24 to 26 with the highly anticipated ATM Virtual event. During the three-day showcase, those unable to attend the in-person event this year have the opportunity to view sessions recorded from the in-person event, as well as participate in a range of webinars, live conference sessions, roundtables, speed networking events, destination briefings, as well as make new connections in one-to-one meetings. Danielle Curtis, Exhibition Director ME, Arabian Travel Market, said: “We are thrilled to be able to continue with ATM Virtual 2021 off the back of the hugely successful in-person event at the Dubai World Trade Centre last week. We must be able to reach a wider audience as possible as the travel and tourism sector unites to pave the way forward towards fast-paced recovery beyond Covid-19.”
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Emirates, a launch customer for the jet, was originally scheduled to receive its first of 126 777X planes in July last year.
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A Boeing 777X airplane flies above the Boeing Everett Factory.
Emirates doubts its first Boeing 777X will come before 2024 though the U.S. planemaker had told them it would come in 2023, the airline s president said in an interview broadcast on Monday. They have said the back end of 2023. Well we always read that for 2024. I have been in the business too long when I hear manufacturers say things like that. They can t give you a figure, they can t give you a date for a tail number, then you know you are shifting to the right, very often up to 18 months, Tim Clark said in a pre-recorded interview with aviation consultant John Strickland.
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