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Ryanair Flight 4978
SP-RSM, the aircraft involved, in January 2021
Incident
Date23 May 2021 (2021-05-23)
SummaryForced landing and arrest of two passengers
SiteMinsk National Airport
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBoeing 737-8AS
OperatorBuzz on behalf of Ryanair
IATA flight No.FR4978
ICAO flight No.RYR1TZ
Call signRYANAIR 1 TANGO ZULU
RegistrationSP-RSM
Flight originAthens International Airport
DestinationVilnius Airport
Occupants132
Passengers126
Crew6
Fatalities0
Injuries0
Survivors132

Ryanair Flight 4978 was a regularly scheduled international passenger flight from Athens International Airport, Greece, to Vilnius Airport, Lithuania, operated by Buzz, a Polish subsidiary of the Irish airline Ryanair. On 23 May 2021, while in Belarusian airspace, it was diverted by the Belarusian government to Minsk National Airport due to alleged claims of a Hamas bombing attempt, where two of its passengers, opposition activist and journalist Roman Protasevich and his girlfriend Sofia Sapega, were arrested by authorities. The aircraft was allowed to depart after seven hours, reaching Vilnius eight and a half hours behind schedule.

The act was condemned by the European Union (EU), NATO, the United Kingdom, and the United States, among others, and by some civil aviation authorities, while Russian officials backed Belarus. The EU and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency issued directives halting European airlines from flying over Belarusian airspace.

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