Belarus Airline: Stop Flying To Israel Israel today

The national airline of Belarus, Balawi, has announced that it is canceling flights to and from Israel.

The reason: According to the company, the Israeli aviation authorities have announced a halt to the provision of technical service for Lavaia planes at Ben Gurion Airport, so the Belarusian company is forced to cancel scheduled flights to Tel Aviv. The end of his term in the capital of Belarus will remain a temporary commissioner.

The company said in a statement that they were surprised by Israel's decision, as on May 15 they received an official permit from the Civil Aviation Authority for flights and approval of their plan according to the new schedule, with a technical stop in Baku. As early as June 2. "The sudden decision of the Israeli side is admirable," said Igor Cherginz, CEO of Lavavia.

Due to the Israeli move, Lavavia is canceling all its flights to and from Israel until the end of the summer season (October 27).

Reporting in Belarus,

Israeli officials said there was no ban on foreign airlines flying to Israel.

Lavavia can also continue.

The decision (not to accept the flights to Lavaya) was made by the ground services company at Ben Gurion Airport not to provide services to the Belarusian company and the planes selected to fly on this specific route

. Belarus National - Under international sanctions After the Lukashenko regime intercepted a Rainier plane in May last year to kidnap a Democratic opposition journalist and blogger, Israel did not join the sanctions.

Company announcement,

Surprisingly and questionably, it has become known in recent days that the Israeli ambassador to Minsk, Alex Goldman-Sheiman, is bringing forward the termination of his term.

Yesterday it was reported on the Belarusian website "Nasha Niva" that the reason for the end of the priesthood - the closure of the only school in Minsk, where the teaching was in English and where his children studied.

The ambassador, according to the report, will be transferred to the post of consul general in one of the countries.

In Minsk he will remain in charge of the embassy.

The Foreign Ministry said there was no connection between the two incidents.

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