I don't think that Ryanair pilots are involved in diplomacy and want to risk their lifes for a foreign country.
Just tell them it’s a marketing opportunity! “We’re so cheap and dedicated to short flights that we ignore military jets trying to divert us!”
They wouldn't shoot it down. Paper handed pilot. The guy is probably going to get the death penalty so looks like Ryanair pretty much killed him.
I think the dictatorship killed him. The pilots just made an unfortunate decision that was understandable given the lack of information and fighter jet on their wing.
Not sure why there is so much talk about death penalty - according to other sources these is 3 to 5 years of prison at max.
That's of cause if the law doesn't change just for this guy in next few weeks.
The law doesn't have to change, we're talking about Belarus. He could just disappear in the prison system.