Baltic airlines reroute flights to avoid Belarus airspace

Re:Baltic airlines reroute flights to avoid Belarus airspace by iso1631 on Monday May 24, 2021 @05:59AM (#27262623)

But Ryanair havent

https://www.flightradar24.com/RYR7BJ/27cf72bf

FR3340 flying from Pafos, Cyprus to Tallin, Estonia, is about to cross from Ukraine into Belarus airspace

A route avoiding Belarus would have added at 56 miles to the 1740 mile journey, about 3%.

http://www.gcmap.com/mapui?P=pfo-tll,pfo-EPBP-tll

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Re:Baltic airlines reroute flights to avoid Belarus airspace by cookguyruffles on Monday May 24, 2021 @06:19AM (#27262734)

Adding an extra 50 yards to any single Ryanair flight would likely bankrupt the company

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Re:Baltic airlines reroute flights to avoid Belarus airspace by wp381640 on Monday May 24, 2021 @07:06AM (#27263006)

I doubt that - pre-COVID they were one of the most profitable airlines in the world

They’re just ruthless in cost cutting to get those profits

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Re:Baltic airlines reroute flights to avoid Belarus airspace by agilob on Monday May 24, 2021 @08:00AM (#27263337)

>likely bankrupt the company

Good, let's do it.

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Re:Baltic airlines reroute flights to avoid Belarus airspace by cblconfederate on Monday May 24, 2021 @06:20AM (#27262743)

buy the "No kidnapping" package for an extra cost of $169.99/person

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Re:Baltic airlines reroute flights to avoid Belarus airspace by TeMPOraL on Monday May 24, 2021 @06:35AM (#27262815)

There are companies that would insure you if you needed it, but I'm guessing this may not apply to a state-sanctioned kidnapping.

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Re:Baltic airlines reroute flights to avoid Belarus airspace by kijin on Monday May 24, 2021 @07:08AM (#27263021)

Depends on the state and how much you're willing to pay.

Tier 3, extraction by mercenaries -- pay more for extra comfy helicopter. Tier 2, extraction by bribery. Tier 1, your captor will be overthrown in a coup backed by a foreign government. Not applicable if your captor is one of the following states: blah blah blah.

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Re:Baltic airlines reroute flights to avoid Belarus airspace by ashtonkem on Monday May 24, 2021 @03:51PM (#27268906)

Also known as “don’t fly RyanAir”.

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Re:Baltic airlines reroute flights to avoid Belarus airspace by Thev00d00 on Monday May 24, 2021 @06:15AM (#27262706)

Ryanair would sell their own mother to get more profits

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Re:Baltic airlines reroute flights to avoid Belarus airspace by nemetroid on Monday May 24, 2021 @06:47AM (#27262890)

Aircraft don't fly in straight lines in Europe, though. A 100 (nautical) mile difference is more realistic. Still, a tiny detour compared to the Wizzair flight linked elsewhere.

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