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A Belarusian luxury jet has been standing at Euro-Airport Basel since August 30. The $ 61 million plane is painted in the national colors of Belarus and thus raises an enigma: It will be used by President Alexander Lukashenko and his family. However, the government denies owning the plane.
It is not yet known why the luxury machine is located at the Swiss airport, according to the “Sunday newspaper”. However, it is doubtful whether the plane is a regular plane as there are no scheduled flights between Minsk and Basel.
The newspaper investigated the matter. The EAP media office only confirmed that the plane had landed. There is no known way out. The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) does not know that Lukashenko or any of his relatives are in Switzerland. And although the Belarusian embassy in Bern could not be located, the state’s honorary consulate in Pratteln BL was not aware of the location of the machine.
According to a source who knows Basel airport well, the plane was flown to Switzerland for maintenance, the newspaper continues. However, the jet is just under a year old, so there’s no reason to fly a near-new machine overseas for extensive maintenance.
