Belarusian airlines could replace aircraft on some routes with planes which have a larger capacity or increase the frequency of flights if direct flights between Russia and Ukraine are stopped on October 25, Director of the Aviation Department at Belarusian Transport Ministry Vladimir Kostin said in Minsk on Tuesday.

"The decisions announced by Russia and Ukraine do not make us glad. We'd like that it was clam in neighbor countries. Nevertheless, we worked on and discussed the situation if the passenger flow from Ukraine to Russia and from Russia to Ukraine goes via Belarusian airports," he said.

"The issues have been worked out and we’re waiting for October 25 and we're ready for everything," he said.