Belavia extends suspension of flights to Ukraine until Sept 30

The Belarusian airline Belavia has extended the suspension of flights to Ukraine until September 30, BelTA reports with reference to the company’s press service.

"Flights have been suspended until September 30," the report reads.

Earlier, due to the Ukrainian authorities' ban on Belavia flights, the airline canceled flights to/from Kyiv, Lviv, Odesa, and Kharkiv from May 26 to August 25, 2021.

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine decided at an extraordinary meeting that Ukraine would suspend air travel with Belarus from 00:00 on May 26.

On May 23, Belarusian security forces detained the founder of the Telegram channel Nexta, Roman Protasevich, after they forced the Ryanair plane he was traveling on from Athens to Vilnius to land in Minsk.

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