Roman Protasevich appeared in front of reporters on Monday at a press conference by local officials about the forced landing in Minsk of the Ryanair passenger plane on which he was travelling

Opposition blogger and activist Roman Protasevich, who is accused of participating in an unsanctioned protest at the Kuropaty preserve, arrives for a court hearing in Minsk, Belarus April 10, 2017.

Jailed Belarus journalist attends news conference in Minsk

Authorities were alerted to a security threat which later proved to be unfounded, German police said Monday

A Ryanair plane taxis at Lisbon's airport, Portugal, on September 27, 2018.

Ryanair passenger jet makes emergency landing in Berlin

The European Union has urged its airlines to avoid Belarus and has moved to close its own airspace to Belarusian carriers amid outrage over Sunday's interception of a Ryanair

A man speaks on the phone near barriers placed in a terminal at Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow, Russia January 17, 2021.

Kremlin says problems with some Europe-Russia flights purely 'technical'

It appears the intent of the authorities was to remove a journalist and his travelling companion, said O'Leary

Dublin-headquartered Ryanair is renowned for ultra low-cost, short-haul flights across the continental bloc

Belarus secret police were on diverted jet

The university spokesman said Sapega and Protasevich had been on vacation in Greece together

A Ryanair aircraft, which was carrying Belarusian opposition blogger and activist Roman Protasevich and diverted to Belarus, where authorities detained him, lands at Vilnius Airport in Vilnius, Lithuania May 23, 2021.

Vilnius university says its student travelling with Protasevich also detained, demands release

The government of strongman Alexander Lukashenko provoked global fury on Sunday by pulling Ryanair flight FR4978 from its Athens-to-Vilnius route and arresting one of the passengers, opposition journalist and blogger Roman Protasevich

A woman stands with a poster reading 'Where is Roman (Protasevich)?' in the arrival area as passengers disembark from the diverted flight after arriving in Vilnius

Belarus denounces 'unfounded' claims over plane diversion

The cases were part of a legal campaign across Europe by the Irish low-cost carrier to stop bailout deals for the bloc's legacy airlines

Ryanair said it would appeal the decisions and press on with its close to a dozen cases that also target Lufthansa, KLM and airBaltic

Ryanair loses in EU court over bailouts of rivals

Ryanair flew 27.5 million passengers in the last 12 months, down from 149 million passengers in the year to March 2020, before the pandemic had a significant impact

Ryanair planes at Dublin Airport after the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Dublin, Ireland, May 1, 2020.

Ryanair says slow EU vaccine rollout to hit passenger forecast

They would appeal to the EU Court of Justice in a process likely to take several years

A Ryanair Boeing 737-800 aircraft approaches Paris-Beauvais airport in Tille, northern France, September 27, 2018.

Ryanair loses legal fight against French, Swedish airline state aid

The Irish low-cost airline, Europe’s largest, forecast a loss between 850 million and 950 million euros in its current financial year - about five times larger than its previous record loss in 2009.

Traffic is likely to be 20-25% of pre-pandemic levels between April and June

Jailed Belarus journalist attends news conference in Minsk

Ryanair passenger jet makes emergency landing in Berlin

Kremlin says problems with some Europe-Russia flights purely 'technical'

Belarus secret police were on diverted jet

Vilnius university says its student travelling with Protasevich also detained, demands release

Belarus denounces 'unfounded' claims over plane diversion

Ryanair loses in EU court over bailouts of rivals

Ryanair says slow EU vaccine rollout to hit passenger forecast

Ryanair loses legal fight against French, Swedish airline state aid

Ryanair predicts strong recovery after record annual loss

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Jailed Belarus journalist attends news conference in Minsk

Ryanair passenger jet makes emergency landing in Berlin

Kremlin says problems with some Europe-Russia flights purely 'technical'

Belarus secret police were on diverted jet

Vilnius university says its student travelling with Protasevich also detained, demands release

Belarus denounces 'unfounded' claims over plane diversion

Ryanair loses in EU court over bailouts of rivals

Ryanair says slow EU vaccine rollout to hit passenger forecast

Ryanair loses legal fight against French, Swedish airline state aid

Ryanair predicts strong recovery after record annual loss