The Latvian airline AirBaltic has rerouted several flights leaving from Riga in order to avoid flying over Belarus following Sunday's incident where

Baltic airlines reroute flights to avoid Belarus airspace

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2021-05-24 09:30:12

The Latvian airline AirBaltic has rerouted several flights leaving from Riga in order to avoid flying over Belarus following Sunday's incident where a Vilnius-bound flight was forced to land in Minsk.

“Yesterday, when mixed information was received about the diverted commercial flight to Minsk, as an immediate action, AirBaltic decided to avoid entering Belarus airspace until the situation becomes clearer or a decision is issued by the authorities,” Alise Briede, a spokeswoman for AirBaltic, informed LRT.lt on Monday.

According to the statement, the the flights BT410 from Riga to Odessa in Ukraine and BT724 from Riga to Tbilisi in Georgia were rerouted to avoid entering Belarus airspace.

“The safety and health of our passengers and employees is the main priority for the airline. Currently, AirBaltic is continuing to closely monitor the situation,” Briede added.

Meanwhile, Wizz Air has said that its flight from Kyiv to Tallinn has also changed course on Monday in order not to fly over Belarus.

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