FR4978 ATH-VNO diverted, escorted to Minsk, alleged bomb threat – but was it?

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Originally Posted by 70 Mustang

What must be remembered is the hard fact that Ryanair, on the whole does not promote or allow “independent” thinking amongst the flight crew.

Now we are getting somewhere ...
Getting to the foundation, or the "root cause", of the rational why the crew followed "instructions" and went to Minsk.