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UK bans flights to Belarus and pulls airline's licence over Ryanair 'hijacking'


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. ....

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