23rd May, Ryanair flight FR4978 diversion incident has not been kind to Belarusian aviation industry , its suffering for sure !
Deputy Prime Minister Anatoli Sivak said that monthly losses of the Belarusian aviation industry due to sanctions are estimated at $10.3 million.
“In general, the monthly economic losses of the aviation industry due to sanctions are estimated at $10.3 million,” said Anatoli Sivak.
According to him, just the forced overflight of the territory of Ukraine led to an increase in total flight time and a significant increase in costs, which for July-December 2021 is estimated at $ 5 million.
He also says that they are now working with the International Civil Aviation Organization to resolve the current situation.
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On June 4, the European Union issued a document banning all Belarusian air carriers from flying in the airspace of the EU countries. It provides for a ban on take-off, landing, and overflight by Belarusian air carriers over the territory of the EU countries.
Later, seven more countries joined the EU decision. In exceptional cases, only humanitarian flights, as well as emergency or urgent landings, may be accepted.
The ban on the Belarusian airlines was due to the forced landing of Ryanair jet in Minsk and the arrest of journalists Raman Pratasevich and Sofia Sapiega, who were on board.
