This issue may rapidly become a test of resolve for ICAO. If one assumes Belarus’ intent was to hijack the aircraft to kidnap one or more passengers on board, suspension from the Council and Assembly might be the minimum response many other Member States will require.
Closure of airspace or aircraft grounding powers were never assigned to the ICAO Secretariat under the Chicago Convention. Information about which Convention Articles apply when a State doesn’t follow ICAO Standards is available here: https://www.icao.int/about-icao/FAQ/Pages/icao-frequently-asked-questions-faq-3.aspx …
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So when America was looking for Edward Snowdon we should have lost airspace rights for forcing Eva Morales to land. That flight had diplomatic rights. But apparently the law only applies to certain countries. And definitely not to others.
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Lukashenka's authoritarian regime has now set a brazen example of violating International civil aviation rules by violently hijacking a commercial
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I guess that would apply to the US also. We had our hand firmly implanted in multiple backsides when European countries stared closing their airspace forcing Eva Morales to land when America was looking for Edward Snowdon. The West needs to learn consistency of law.
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How do you claim for safer sky and passengers safety which are your slogan? It looks only you pretend to do but do nothing.
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Why didn't they close the sky when Ukraine landed the plane?there were such landings in many countries!But this situation is used as a policy.The countries of Europe want to save the people, but they thought that the closure of the country would leave the people without aground
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