Ryanair Says Forced Diversion Of Greece Flight Was "A State-Sponsored Hijacking"

Mullingar's Michael O’Leary's been giving evidence to British MPs about the incident.

Ryanair’s chief executive has described the forced diversion of a flight from Greece to Minsk last month as "a state-sponsored hijacking."

Mullingar's Michael O’Leary's been giving evidence to British MPs about the incident, which led to the detention of Belarusian opposition journalist Roman Protasevich.

He said a Ryanair aircraft was brought down "under false pretences" and "this was clearly a premeditated breach of all the international aviation rules."

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