Belavia

Belavia
Белавія
Belavia Embraer E195 approaching London Gatwick Airport in March 2020
IATA ICAO Call sign
B2 BRU BELARUS AVIA
Founded5 March 1996
HubsMinsk National Airport
Frequent-flyer programBelavia Leader
Fleet size16
Destinations37
Parent companyGovernment of Belarus
HeadquartersMinsk, Belarus
Key peopleIgor Nikolaevich Cherginets, Director-general
Revenue Br 520,000,000 (2020)
Net income – Br 92,000,000 (2020)
Websitebelavia.by

Belavia (Belarusian: Белавія; Russian: Белавиа), formally Belavia Belarusian Airlines, is the flag carrier of Belarus, headquartered in Minsk. The state-owned company had, as of 2007, 1,017 employees. Belavia serves a network of routes between Commonwealth of Independent States, as well as some Middle East destinations, from its base at Minsk National Airport.

Following the Ryanair Flight 4978 incident on 23 May 2021, the airline has been banned from the European Union, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, and Ukraine.