Belavia is a Belarusian airliner and the flag carrier of Belarus. They have over 50 destinations and has a fleet size of 13.[1][2] However, due to certain flight restrictions, they cannot fly to or over the Schengen area.[3]
History[]
Belavia was established on March 5, 1996, and began operating flights to Larnaca, London, Beijing, and others.[4] On November 11, 2009, the Belavia website was created.[4]
Sanctions[]
On May 24, 2021, the British government suspended Belavia's operating permit due to the Ryanair Flight 4978 incident,[5] leading to the European Union and Ukraine banning Belarusian airliners from entering their airspace and using their airports.[6][7]
Belavia was added to the European Union's sanctions list on December 2, 2021,[8] while Switzerland joined on December 20.[9]
In 2022, Belavia were restricted from flying to different places due to Belarus supporting Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[10][11]
In August 2023, the United States added Belavia to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List.[12]
Channel & content[]
The channel was created on January 4, 2014, and began uploading on January 8, 2014.[13] On January 13, 2014, they uploaded their first video over 10 minutes, showing a documentary about the airline, which appeared on Belarus 1.[14] On January 16, 2014, they uploaded their first commercial, promoting their flights to Europe.[15]
On their channel, they upload vlog-styled[16] and educational videos.[17] Most of their videos are in Russian, but they sometimes upload videos in English.[18]
Termination[]
On April 24, 2024,[19] the channel was terminated due to violating YouTube's Terms of Service.[20]
Trivia[]
- The airline had one accident.
- On February 14, 2008, Belavia Flight 1834 lost control after take-off due to atmospheric icing. Everyone evaculated safely before the plane started burning.[21][22]
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ https://www.alternativeairlines.com/belavia
- ↑ https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Belavia
- ↑ https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/134784-belarus-bans-landing-of-aircraft-entering-from-the-eu
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://en.belavia.by/company/history/
- ↑ https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/uks-raab-says-lukashenko-must-be-held-account-jet-incident-2021-05-24/
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/24/belarus-put-on-notice-of-sanctions-over-hijack-of-ryanair-flight
- ↑ https://www.reuters.com/article/belarus-politics-ukraine-idUSS8N2JP02C
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20211215212949/https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L:2021:430I:FULL&from=EN
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20180401105021/https://www.seco.admin.ch/seco/en/home/Aussenwirtschaftspolitik_Wirtschaftliche_Zusammenarbeit/Wirtschaftsbeziehungen/exportkontrollen-und-sanktionen/sanktionen-embargos/sanktionsmassnahmen/suche_sanktionsadressaten.html
- ↑ https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-broadens-restrictions-belarus-national-airline-after-violations-2022-06-16/
- ↑ https://by.usembassy.gov/u-s-takes-enforcement-action-against-belavia-airline-for-export-control-violations/
- ↑ https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1682
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNPTAXqMKxY
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw5LVwh9rIA
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqXn3g9zfyo
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBHOEcDQm8k
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1320MC8FNw
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FB0dyHEUDI
- ↑ https://socialblade.com/youtube/user/officialbelavia
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf_jhjx-pba42JUwHoZlIyA
- ↑ https://simpleflying.com/belavia-flight-1834/
- ↑ https://alchetron.com/Belavia-Flight-1834