Аннотация: The interesting details in BelTA's message about the Athens-Vilnius flight. The note.
The interesting details in BelTA's message about the Athens-Vilnius flight. The note.
For situations, when from anonymous or unconfirmed sources reports are received about the mining of an aircraft (of the aircraft, which performing a flight and being in the air), a certain algorithms are provided.
As a general rule, in such situations, aviation and security services (which interact with airport administrations) operate.
In the message of the official Belarusian news agency BelTA, we find interesting details about the Athens-Vilnius flight, which was operated by Ryanair on May 23, 2021 (partially over the territory of Belarus).
"Belarusian Telegraph Agency, Minsk
May 23 [2021], Minsk / Corr. BELTA /. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko personally gave the command to receive the plane of Ryanair airline in Minsk, regarding of which there was a message about mining. This was reported by the Pool of the First (Telegram channel), BelTA informs.
It is also reported that on the instructions of Alexander Lukashenko, a fighter was raised to accompany the passenger plane. (...)
'Although the screenshot of the route shows that the plane was almost over the border, they asked Minsk to accept the plane. The situation was immediately reported to the President. Lukashenka gave an unconditional command to turn the plane [back] and take it in. (...)
As BelTA was informed, the Ryanair board urgently landed at the Minsk National Airport. (...) "
1. What is the meaning of the "unconditional command to turn the passenger plane [back] and take it in"? Seems, the Air traffic control (ATC) (for airspace management) exist - a service of air traffic controllers ...
2. Why do they need to send a fighter? (Radio reports also mention - apart from the fighter - also a helicopter). It takes time for a fighter to take off, to fly up closer the passenger plane and to orientate. The civilian plane will already be near the airfield, or it will already be at the airfield. What can a fighter pilot to see? How can he help to a civilian plane?
In general, this message from BelTA attracts attention with different details ...
The news reports mention the Forum, which was held in Athens (organized by the Greek government), in which many widely known people participated ... These people could use this flight for return from Athens to Vilnius.
May 24, 2021 07:27
Translation from Russian into English: May 24, 2021 08:31.
Владимир Владимирович Залесский 'Интересные детали в сообщении БЕЛТА об авиарейсе 'Афины-Вильнюс'. Заметка'.