Why Every Airline Should Worry About the Political Hijacking of Commercial Flight

Air traffic control (O'Hare Airport's tower is pictured here) is increasingly vulnerable to global politics and autocracies. Phil Roeder / Flickr

Skift Take: The diversion of a Ryanair flight to Belarus a week ago to detain an outspoken critic and journalist shows us that air traffic control may be increasingly vulnerable to the politics of autocracies. That should send a chill through airline C-suites with the industry needing as few disruptions as possible to chart its recovery.

— Tom Lowry

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