Fanns väl knappast någon anledning för piloterna att ana oråd
över förslaget att landa i Minsk.
Transkribering av konversationen, ej verifierad
'They say code is red': transcript of controller telling plane to land in Minsk | Reuters
CONTROLLER INFORMS PILOT OF BOMB, SUGGESTS LANDING IN MINSK
Controller: Minsk
Pilot: Yes, go ahead.
Controller: For your information, we have information from special services that you have bomb on board and it can be activated over Vilnius.
Pilot: Standby.
Pilot: Ok, could you repeat the message?
Controller: I say again, we have information from special services that you have bomb on board. That bomb can be activated over Vilnius.
Pilot: Roger that, standby.
Controller: For security reason we recommend you to land at UMMS. (ICAO code for Minsk airport)
Pilot: Ok...that..it..understood give us alternate please.
Pilot: The bomb....direct message, where did it come from? Where did you have information about it from?
ATC: Standby please.
Pilot: Go ahead.
ATC: Airport security staff informed they received e-mail.
Pilot: Roger, Vilnius airport security staff or from Greece?
ATC: This e-mail was shared to several airports.
Pilot: Roger, standby.
PILOT ASKS FOR FURTHER DETAILS
Pilot: Again, this recommendation to divert to Minsk where did it come from? Where did it come from? Company?
Did it come from departure airport authorities or arrival airport authorities?
Controller: This is our recommendations.
Pilot: Can you say again?
Controller: This is our recommendations.
Pilot: (unreadable.)
Pilot: Did you say that your recommendation?
PILOT AGREES TO LAND IN MINSK
Controller: Advise your decision please.
Pilot: I need answer the question: what is the code of the (unreadable) green, yellow or amber, red.
Controller: Standby.
Controller: They say code is red.
Pilot: Roger that, in that case we request holding at present position.
Controller: Roger, hold over your position, maintain FL390 turns at own discretion.
Pilot: Ok holding at our discretion at present position maintaining FL390.
Pilot: We are declaring an emergency MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY RYR 1TZ. Our intentions would be to divert to Minsk airport.
ATC: RYR 1TZ MAYDAY, Roger. Standby for vectors.