According to the press service of the Sputnik Belarus agency, the Belaeronavigatsia dispatchers told the plane that they had received a message about the possible mining of the liner, but the decision to land or continue the flight is always made by the aircraft commander.
“The message about mining was received at 12:50, and the board was landed at 13:15.
Nevertheless, the decision to land or continue the flight is always made by the aircraft commander, ”the source said.
Earlier, a Ryanair plane on a flight from Athens to Vilnius urgently landed in Minsk.
According to reports, this was due to a bomb report on board.
The founder of the NEXTA Telegram channel recognized as extremist in Belarus, Roman Protasevich, was flying in this airliner, who was detained after landing.
Ryanair later announced that the plane en route from Athens to Vilnius was urgently landed in Minsk due to instructions from Belarusian dispatchers.
According to the latest data, the Investigative Committee of Belarus opened a criminal case in connection with the false mining of the plane.