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Aviation Experts Concerned About Implications Of Belarus Flight Grounding

The commercial airline industry is concerned about the situation in Belarus. The Eastern European nation grounded a Ryanair flight there Sunday then arrested a prominent opposition journalist and activist onboard.

Aviation experts are concerned about the legality of such a move and the impacts on the industry going forward.

Host Robin Young speaks with Here & Now transportation analyst Seth Kaplan.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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