Ukrainian dispatchers forced the passenger Aircraft of the Belarusian airline "Belavia" to return to the airport of Kiev threatened to raise the fighters.
"The Boeing 737-800 (tail number EW-456PA) of the airline "Belavia" carrying out flight B2-840 route Zhuliany (Kyiv) - Minsk was forced to return to airport of departure. Inside, there were 136 passengers and 6 crew members ", - reported in the report on the Internet representative office of the airline.
In accordance with the schedule in fifteen. 25 (coincides with Moscow), the Aircraft began flights from international airport "Zhulyany" in Minsk. Fifteen. 36 for 50 km to entering the airspace of Belarus to the aircraft commander received an order from the Manager air traffic management regional center " Kyiv ", which is the state enterprise of service of air traffic " Ukraerorukh ", the immediate return to the departure airport without giving any reasons. It was also stated that in case of failure of the team in the air will be raised fighters. The aircraft commander performed a received policy at fifteen. 37 began to decrease. Fifteen. 55 the Plane of airline "Belavia" has landed in the international airport " Zhulyany ". After boarding the aircraft by the police of Ukraine was removed one passenger who is a citizen of Armenia. After refueling at 16. 37 flight B2-840 flew to Minsk and successfully landed in the National airport "Minsk" at 17. 33 local time. The police of Ukraine, the passenger was released and flew to 19. 00 flight B2-830 airlines Belavia to Minsk. The airline "Belavia" wants to claim with the state enterprise "Ukraerorukh" reimbursement of costs associated with the return of the aircraft at the international airport " Zhulyany ", according to the report.

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