Slovak Interior Ministry Conceals Government Aircraft Flights Citing Security Reasons

Slovakia's Interior Ministry has been blocking public tracking of government aircraft flights on major flight monitoring platforms, citing security concerns. While Prime Minister Robert Fico's recent trip to Moscow for a meeting with Vladimir Putin could be tracked through FlightAware as the aircraft flew over the Czech Republic, Germany and the Baltic Sea, the flight was blocked from the more popular Flightradar24 platform for undisclosed reasons. The ministry's practice of concealing government flight information has raised questions about transparency, particularly regarding high-profile diplomatic visits. Fico, who leads the ruling Smer-SD party, has maintained closer ties with Russia than many EU leaders, making his Moscow meetings subject to heightened public scrutiny.