Wow, thank you ATC Watcher!
So: just after being handed off from UKBU to UMMV, they were prompted about the alleged bomb alert. At 09:47:12z, about 19 minutes later, they declared the emergency, being at 54.052917,25.346951 (FR24 data), less than 25 Km to the Lithuanian border, still at 390. No interceptor mentioned whatsoever. And for the whole exchange, the crew doesn't appear to buy Belarusian stories at all. Apparently - as anticipated, and normal - they tried to get in contact with the company. Minks even gave them a (company??) frequency in... Vilnius (131.750). After 3 minutes, the pilot asks about the severity of the threat (were they in contact with someone?) and requests a hold, but after another 2-3 minutes they declare "MAYDAY" and divert to Minsk.
Is this the whole thing? Odd :/
Last edited by xcris; 25th May 2021 at 19:58.