30 Aug 2013 14:22

Baumgertner's plane is at Minsk airport, was not seized

MINSK. Aug 30 (Interfax) - The plane that brought Uralkali General Director Vladislav Baumgertner to Minsk is on the territory of a Minsk airport and has not been seized, an official of the air traffic control services of one of Minsk's airports told Interfax.

"The Learjet 60 plane that brought Baumgertner is here," the source said.

A Learjet 60 is an administrative plane intended for use on mid-range airlines.

According to earlier reports, Baumgertner arrived in Minsk on Monday morning and was detained at the airport when he tried to leave for Moscow.