operated using a BAe 125 RA-02807 crashed on approach to Minsk National Airport. All three crew and both passengers died. On 23 May 2021, Ryanair Flight 4978, operated using a Boeing 737-8AS with 171 passengers on board, traveling in Belarusian airspace en route from Athens to Vilnius, was intercepted by a Belarusian MiG-29 over Belarusian airspace and forced to land at Minsk National Airport. Upon landing, the Belarusian KGB arrested two of the passengers, opposition activist Roman Protasevich and his girlfriend Sofia Sapega. The other passengers were allowed to reboard the plane to depart for Vilnius after seven hours. See also List of the busiest airports in the former USSR References External links Airports built in the Soviet Union Airports in Belarus Transport in Minsk