RFE/RL: EU flight ban on Belarusian carriers takes effect By Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Published June 5, 2021. Updated June 5 at 12:36 pm A passenger plane flying in the sky leaves a trail on Oct. 29, 2020. Photo by AFP MINSK — A European Union ban on Belarusian carriers accessing EU airports and flying through EU airspace has taken effect. Read more here.