Irish leasing firms under pressure over alleged use of aircraft to traffic migrants – Belarussian airline Belavia accused of role in orchestrating migrant flows to EU borders
Irish leasing firms under pressure over alleged use of aircraft to traffic migrants – Belarussian airline Belavia accused of role in orchestrating migrant flows to EU borders
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>Irish companies that lease planes are under pressure over the alleged use of the aircraft to traffic migrants from the Middle East to the borders of the European Union by Belarus.
>The issue is front and centre as EU foreign ministers meet to discuss potential further sanctions on the Belarussian regime of Alexander Lukashenko, which is accused of deliberately ferrying migrants to the borders of Latvia, Lithuania and Poland to put political pressure on the EU.
>Countries including Germany have called for action on the leasing of aircraft to state airline Belavia – accused of a role in orchestrating the migrant flows – and diplomats suggest Ireland’s significant airline leasing industry is in the spotlight.