Aircraft carrying Russian foreign nationals held in Yellowknife
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A charter aircraft carrying two Russian foreign nationals has been held at the Yellowknife airport, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra said in a tweet on Thursday.
A charter aircraft carrying two Russian foreign nationals is being held at the Yellowknife, N.W.T. airport, Transport Canada says.
The department didn’t say why or for how long the aircraft — that was grounded on Tuesday — would be restricted to the airport but told Global News in an email Thursday that Transport Canada is working with Canada’s Border Services Agency to “assess the matter.”
They said they are trying to find out if there has been any violation of the recently announced Notice to Airman (NOTAM) that prohibits Russian aircraft from operating in Canadian airspace.
Ottawa officially closed up the nation’s airspace on Feb. 24 while announcing a set of sanctions against Russia as the war against Ukraine rages on. It has also shut ports to Russian vessels, sent lethal military aid to Ukraine, and asked the International Criminal Court to probe alleged war crimes by Russian forces.
“Potential consequences and enforcement actions will be determined based on the facts,” a spokesperson for Transport Canada told Global News.
Canada’s federal Minister of Transport, Omar Alghabra, also confirmed the detainment of the aircraft in a tweet Friday afternoon.
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