France closes its skies to Belarusian planes

French Secretary of State for Transport Jean-Baptiste Djebbari tweeted that the permission to fly over French territory for the Belarusian air carrier Belavia had been suspended, Report informs.

He also urged French airlines not to use the airspace of Belarus for flights.

“For the safety of passengers, I asked the airlines operating in France not to fly over the airspace of Belarus anymore. The permission for Belavia’s flights has also been suspended,” Djebbari tweeted.