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Re:Belarus 'diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist', op... by bandyaboot on Sunday May 23, 2021 @02:39PM (#27257398)
Not allowing transit into and through your airspace is not exactly the same thing as allowing transit into your airspace then forcing them down in your country.
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Re:Belarus 'diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist', op... by throwaway21_ on Sunday May 23, 2021 @05:21PM (#27258693)
It's not exactly the same but it's almost the same - multiple countries synchronously closing their airspace so plane can't just go around single one thus basically forcing plane down as it could run out of fuel is quite similar to faking bomb alert in order to force plane down. Only lame excuse is different.
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