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The fallout over the kidnapping of a dissident Belarussian by forcing his Ryanair flight to divert and land in Minsk is spreading. Russia, a key ally of Belarus, is now denying airspace entry to two European airlines. It follows a number of airlines avoiding Belarusian airspace in protest at the forced landing. So can we expect flight restrictions and sanctions to be ramped up from here? Michael Baird is an aviation expert and senior lecturer at Curtin University in Perth, Australia.

(Picture: the Ryanair flight which was forced to land in Minsk, Belarus, arrives in Vilnius, Lithuania on Sunday 23rd May 21. Credit: Reuters)