THE QUESTION -
A little turn and then go.
A plane from the Belarusian company Belavia had to turn back mid-flight on Wednesday, May 26, shortly before entering Polish airspace.
The sky controllers informed the pilots that they were prohibited from flying over French skies.
However, at the time of take-off, the airline would not have been informed.
After several loops in the sky, the Embraer E195LR finally set sail for Minsk, its starting point.
“
It is an absolutely scandalous fact and an immoral act.
Honestly, it's practically air piracy
, ”Anatoly Glaz, spokesperson for Belarusian diplomacy, said in a statement.
This decision by France comes in response to the rerouting of the Athens-Vilnius flight on board which was a Belarusian opponent, arrested at Minsk airport.
It was Prime Minister Jean Castex himself who gave the oral order.
But did France have the right to refuse, unilaterally,
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