Ryanair Flight 4978 (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Ryanair Flight 4978" in English language version.

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"Australia calls for political activist's release after plane intercepted in Belarus". 24 May 2021. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.

aerosociety.com

Payne, Tony; Oehy, Eric (4 June 2021). "The interception of Ryanair Flight FR4978 – legal or not, carriers have been put on notice". Royal Aeronautical Society. Retrieved 5 June 2021.

ainonline.com

Alcock, Charles (28 May 2021). "ICAO Council Agrees to Investigation Into Belarus Incident". Aviation International News. Retrieved 9 June 2021.

aljazeera.com

"Hamas rejects Belarus claim over plane bomb threat". Al Jazeera. Reuters. 24 May 2021. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
"West weighs action after Belarus diverts plane, arrests reporter". Al-Jazeera. 24 May 2021. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.

apnews.com

Casert, Raf; Petrequin, Samuel; Isachenkov, Vladimir (24 May 2021). "EU leaders agree on Belarus sanctions after plane diversion". AP NEWS. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.

archive.today

"Belarus will face 'consequences' after flight diverted, journalist pulled from plane". CBC News. 25 May 2021. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.

avherald.com

Hradecky, Simon (23 May 2021). "Incident: Ryanair Sun B738 near Minsk on May 23rd 2021, Greece calls diversion states hijack". The Aviation Herald. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.

avianews.com

"Самолет Ryanair над Беларусью развернули - его сопроводил в Минск истребитель" [Ryanair plane was deployed over Belarus - it was escorted to Minsk by a fighter]. 23 May 2021. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.

aviation.direct

Gruber, Jan (26 May 2021). "Minsk incident: Association Cockpit offers help to Buzz pilots". Aviation Direct. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.

bankier.pl

Mikowski, Mateusz (24 May 2021). "Polski Prokurator Generalny polecił wszcząć śledztwo ws. lądowania samolotu Ryanair w Mińsku" [The Polish Prosecutor General ordered an investigation into the landing of the Ryanair plane in Minsk]. Bankier.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.

bbc.co.uk

"Belarus plane: Ryanair boss says pilot had no choice but to land in Minsk". BBC News. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
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"Western powers voice outrage as Belarus accused of hijacking plane". BBC News. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
"Belarus 'diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist', says opposition". BBC News. 23 May 2021. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
"Belarus flight stop is an international scandal - EU". BBC News Online. 24 May 2021. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
O'Connor, Mary (24 May 2021). "UK airlines told to avoid Belarusian airspace after journalist arrest". BBC. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.

bbc.com

"Ryanair plane: Western powers voice outrage at plane 'hijacking'". BBC News. 24 May 2021. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
"Belarus Ryanair plane arrest student Sofia Sapega jailed for six years". BBC News. 6 May 2022.
"Belarus plane: What we know and what we don't". BBC News. 27 May 2021. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
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belta.by

"Команду принять в Минске "заминированный" самолет Ryanair дал лично Лукашенко" [Lukashenka personally gave the command to receive the "mined" Ryanair plane in Minsk] (in Belarusian). BelTA. 23 May 2021. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.

bfm.ru

"В Белоруссии задержан экс-главред Nexta. Самолет, в котором он летел, совершил экстренную посадку в Минске" [Former Nexta editor-in-chief detained in Belarus. The plane in which he was flying made an emergency landing in Minsk.]. BFM.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.

bloomberg.com

Chrysoloras, Nikos (25 May 2021). "Greek Scientist Stayed in Minsk After Forced Ryanair Landing". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
Seputyte, Milda; Dendrinou, Viktoria (23 May 2021). "How Belarus Snatched a Dissident Off a Ryanair Plane From Greece". bloomberg.com. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.

brusselstimes.com

"De Croo calls to ban Belarus airline from landing in the EU". The Brussels Times. 24 May 2021. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.

caa.gov.by

"RyanAir Emergency Landing Incident (including transcript of radio exchange)". Belarusian Department of Aviation. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

cbc.ca

"Belarus diverts prominent critic's flight, arrests him upon landing". CBC News. 23 May 2021. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
"Belarus will face 'consequences' after flight diverted, journalist pulled from plane". CBC News. 25 May 2021. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.

channelnewsasia.com

Ganapathy, Kurt (25 May 2021). "Singapore Airlines reroutes flights to avoid Belarus airspace after forced landing of Ryanair plane". CNA. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.

cnn.com

Buckley, Julia (31 May 2021). "How Belarus 'hijacking' has redrawn Europe's air map". CNN. Archived from the original on 31 May 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
Hansler, Jennifer (9 June 2021). "US Ambassador to Belarus says new sanctions are coming 'soon'". CNN. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
Ziady, Hannah (24 May 2021). "Airlines are avoiding Belarus after 'state-sponsored hijacking' of Ryanair flight". CNN.com. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
McKensie, Sheena (24 May 2021). "Belarus accused of 'state-sponsored piracy' as fury mounts over diversion of Ryanair flight". CNN.com. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.

delfi.lt

Damulytė, Jūratė; Stankevičius, Augustas; Meilutis, Margiris (23 May 2021). "Generalinė prokuratūra pradėjo ikiteisminį tyrimą dėl orlaivio užgrobimo" [The Prosecutor General's Office has launched a pre-trial investigation into the hijacking of the aircraft]. Delfi (in Lithuanian). Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.

dn.se

Solander, Ivan (25 May 2021). "Löfven: Oacceptabelt agerande av Belarus" [Löfven: Unacceptable action by Belarus] (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.

dossier.center

"Швейцарский ХАМАС. Нестыковки в "террористической" версии белорусских властей" [Swiss Hamas. Inconsistencies in the "terrorist" version of the Belarusian authorities]. dossier.center (in Russian). In collaboration with The Daily Beast and Der Spiegel. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

dutchnews.nl

"Dutch PM joins condemnation of Ryanair 'hijack', KLM continues flights". Dutch News. 24 May 2021. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.

dw.com

"Belarus opposition says government forced Ryanair plane to land to arrest journalist". Deutsche Welle. 23 May 2021. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
Kropman, Vitaly (23 May 2021). "В Ryanair заявили об указании Беларуси посадить самолет с Протасевичем в Минске" [Ryanair issues instructions to Belarus to land plane with Protasevich in Minsk]. Deutsche Welle (in Russian). Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
"Belarus diverts plane to arrest journalist, says opposition". Deutsche Welle. 23 May 2021. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
"Angela Merkel says Belarus' story 'completely implausible'". Deutsche Welle. 24 May 2021. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.

ebu.ch

"EBU Executive Board agrees to suspension of Belarus Member BTRC". EBU. 28 May 2021. Archived from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.

efsyn.gr

"Θρίλερ με πτήση από Αθήνα: Η Λευκορωσία ανάγκασε αεροσκάφος να προσγειωθεί για να συλλάβει ακτιβιστή" [Thriller in flight from Athens: Belarus forces plane to land to arrest activist]. Efimerida Ton Syntakton (in Greek). 23 May 2021. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.

ekathimerini.com

"Mitsotakis: Ryanair forced landing a 'shocking act'". Kathimerini. 23 May 2021. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.

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"Kaljulaid: EU citizens can no longer consider Belarus a safe space". ERR. 24 May 2021. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.

eurointegration.com.ua

"Зеленський доручив зупинити авіасполучення між Україною та Білоруссю" [Zelensky instructed to suspend flights between Ukraine and Belarus]. Європейська правда (in Ukrainian). 24 May 2021. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.

europa.eu

consilium.europa.eu

"EU imposes sanctions on Belarusian economy". Council of the EU. Retrieved 18 November 2021.

curia.europa.eu

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eurovision.tv

"EBU statement on Belarusian participation". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 26 March 2021. Archived from the original on 1 May 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.

flightglobal.com

Kaminski-Morrow, David (23 May 2021). "Political leaders outraged as Belarus 'forces' Ryanair 737 diversion to Minsk". Flight Global. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.

fmprc.gov.cn

"Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on May 25, 2021". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China. 25 May 2021. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.

france24.com

"US to work with EU on targeted sanctions for Belarus". France 24. 29 May 2021. Archived from the original on 31 May 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
Wheeldon, Tom (24 May 2021). "How Belarus's 'aviation piracy' broke international law". France 24. Retrieved 9 June 2021.

ft.com

"Two airlines cancel Moscow flights as EU discusses Belarus sanctions". Financial Times. 28 May 2021. Archived from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.

go.com

abcnews.go.com

Reevell, Patrick (24 May 2021). "Ryanair flight forced to land in Belarus with top activist on board". ABC News. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.

hungarytoday.hu

Vaski, Tamás (25 May 2021). "Hungary Supports Belarus' Ban from EU Airspace Over Ryanair Hijacking". Hungary Today. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.

icao.int

"Update on fact-finding investigation into Ryanair flight FR4978". International Civil Aviation Organization. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
"ICAO releases fact-finding report on Ryanair FR4978". ICAO. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.

independent.co.uk

Calder, Simon (23 May 2021). "Ryanair 'hijack' to Minsk could have serious consequences for Belarus". The Independent. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.

internationalairportreview.com

"ICAO Council to launch an investigation into the apparent forced diversion of Ryanair Flight FR4978". International Airport Review. Russell Publishing. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.

irishtimes.com

Clarke, Vivienne; Leahy, Pat (24 May 2021). "Taoiseach says forced landing of Ryanair flight in Belarus is 'piracy in the skies'". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.

itv.com

"UK tells airlines to avoid Belarusian airspace after flight diversion led to journalist's arrest". ITV News. 24 May 2021. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.

jetphotos.com

"SP-RSM Boeing 737-8AS - 44791, operated by Ryanair Sun". Jetphotos. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.

kommersant.ru

"Основатель Nexta Протасевич задержан в аэропорту Минска" [Nexta founder Protasevich detained at Minsk airport] (in Russian). Kommersant. 23 May 2021. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.

lrt.lt

"Lithuania bars airport access to carriers flying over Belarus". LRT. 24 May 2021. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
"Oro uoste Minske nutupdyto lėktuvo keleivius sutikusi Šimonytė: tai negali likti be atsako" [Šimonytė, who met the passengers of the plane landed at the airport in Minsk: it cannot go unanswered]. LRT (in Lithuanian). 23 May 2021. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.

marketwatch.com

Katz, Benjamin. "Airlines reroute flights to avoid Belarus after forced landing". Market Watch. The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.

mediafax.ro

Buciu, Laura. "O stradă din Sectorul 1 ar putea lua numele jurnalistului disident Roman Protasevichi. Anunțul dat de Clotilde Armand" [A street in Sector 1 could be named after dissident journalist Roman Protasevichi. The announcement given by Clotilde Armand]. Mediafax.ro (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.

meduza.io

"Belarus reportedly deems Russian student Sofia Sapega a suspect in third criminal case". meduza. Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
"Минтранс Беларуси опубликовал фрагмент переговоров пилота рейса Ryanair с диспетчерами" [The Ministry of Transport of Belarus publishes a fragment of the negotiations between the Ryanair flight pilot and the dispatchers]. Meduza (in Russian). Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.

msn.com

Emmott, Robin; Psaledakis, Daphne; James, William (21 June 2021). "West hits Belarus with new sanctions over Ryanair 'piracy'". MSN. Reuters. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021.
Wise, Jeff (24 May 2021). "Why Belarus Grounding of Ryanair Flight Broke International Law". MSN. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
Lister, Tim (25 May 2021). "Roman Protasevich: The young dissident who Belarus diverted a Ryanair flight to arrest". MSN. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.

nbcnews.com

Suliman, Adela (4 May 2021). "Belarus faces international fury after using fighter jet to land airliner, seize journalist". NBC News. Archived from the original on 1 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.

newlinesmag.com

Weiss, Michael (26 May 2021). "Lukashenko's Crazy-Stupid Hamas Headfake". Newlines Magazine. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.

newshub.co.nz

Miller, Geoffrey (29 May 2021). "Opinion: New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta is ruffling feathers as her words are closely watched internationally". Newshub. Archived from the original on 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.

newsweek.com

Hajjaji, Danya (24 May 2021). "Ryanair passenger documents forced Belarus landing on Instagram". Newsweek. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.

nn.by

"У аэрапорце Мінска, рэзка змяніўшы курс, прызямліўся самалёт Афіны—Вільня — на борце быў Раман Пратасевіч" [Athens-Vilnius plane landed at Minsk airport, abruptly changing course, Raman Protasevich on board] (in Belarusian). nn.by. 23 May 2021. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.

novayagazeta.ru

"Экс-главреда телеграм-канала NEXTA Романа Протасевича задержали в Беларуси. Его рейс Афины — Вильнюс экстренно сел в Минске в сопровождении истребителя. Европа грозит Лукашенко расследованием и санкциями. Главное" [Former editor-in-chief of the telegram channel NEXTA Roman Protasevich was detained in Belarus. His flight Athens–Vilnius urgently landed in Minsk, accompanied by a fighter. Europe threatens Lukashenka with investigation and sanctions]. Novaya Gazeta (in Russian). Moscow. 23 May 2021. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.

npr.org

Diaz, Jaclyn (4 June 2021). "The EU Bans Belarus Airlines And Reroutes Flights Around Its Airspace". NPR. Retrieved 4 June 2021.

nrk.no

"Søreide kritiserer Hviterussland" [Søreide criticizes Belarus]. NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). 26 May 2021. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.

nytimes.com

Troianovski, Anton; Nechepurenko, Ivan (23 May 2021). "Belarus Forces Down Plane to Seize Dissident; Europe Sees 'State Hijacking'". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
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people.onliner.by

Spevak, Daria; Oshurkevich, Tatyana (23 May 2021). "На борту самолета, экстренно посаженного в Минске, был Роман Протасевич" [Roman Protasevich was on board the plane urgently landed in Minsk] (in Russian). People Onliner. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
Спевак, Дарья; Прокопьева, Ольга; Ошуркевич, Татьяна (24 May 2021). "Минтранс: сообщение о минировании самолета RyanAir пришло от ХАМАС" [Ministry of Transport: the message about the mining of the Ryanair plane came on behalf of Hamas]. Onliner. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.

orf.at

wien.orf.at

"Keine Genehmigung für AUA-Flug nach Moskau" [No authorization for AUA flight to Moscow]. ORF.at (in German). 28 May 2021. Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.

politico.eu

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regnum.ru

"Минтранс Белоруссии ответит западным партнёрам на "авиационный экстремизм"". ИА REGNUM (in Russian). Retrieved 11 November 2021.

reuters.com

Sytas, Andrius (24 May 2021). Perry, Michael (ed.). "Vilnius university says its student travelling with Protasevich also detained, demands release". Reuters. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
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