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Ryanair Flight 4978 (2). The opinion by global pilots

Ifalpa and Eca fully share the concerns expressed by Icao

"The International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) and the European Cockpit Association (ECA) fully share the concerns expressed by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) regarding the forced landing of Ryanair Flight 4978 in Minsk, Belarus, on 23 May. Pilots are concerned that the intervention of the Belarussian Air Force was enacted for political reasons, in contravention o...

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Montreal, Canada, 05/24/2021 14:43
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

Civil aviationICAO: update on fact-finding investigation into Ryanair flight FR4978

An interim report will be presented to the Organization's Council

In response to the ICAO Council’s decision that its Secretariat establish a fact-finding investigation into events surrounding Ryanair flight FR4978, official Requests for Information (RFIs) have now b... more

Civil aviationICAO Council to pursue fact finding investigation into Ryanair FR4978

The Authority expressed its strong concern

The ICAO Council expressed its strong concern yesterday at the apparent forced diversion of Ryanair Flight FR4978, a commercial passenger aircraft flying in Belarus airspace on Sunday, 23 May 2021. At... more

AirlinesBelarus hijacks Ryanair plane to arrest opponent

It was bound for Lithuania

It is still controversial after Belarus literally imposed the hijacking of a low-cost carrier Ryanair aircraft that had departed from Athens and headed for Vilnius, Lithuania. The plane in question landed... more

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