Ryanair Flight 4978 had already begun its descent into the Lithuanian capital when the pilot announced that the plane would be suddenly diverting to Minsk, the capital of neighboring Belarus.
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Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte (C) speaks to journalists at Vilnius International Airport on May 23, 2021, following the landing of a Ryanair passenger plane that was intercepted on its way from Athens, Greece, and diverted to Minsk on the same day by Belarus authorities.
