Belarus refused request to contact airline

Updated May 28 2021 - 8:04pm, first published 8:01pm
Ryanair says Belarus refused a pilot's request to contact his airline over an alleged bomb threat.
Ryanair says Belarus refused a pilot's request to contact his airline over an alleged bomb threat.

Belarusian air traffic control refused a request by a Ryanair pilot to contact the airline over an alleged bomb threat, leaving him with no alternative but to land in Minsk, the Irish carrier has said in a letter seen by Reuters.

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