NATO's biggest air exercise Civil Aviation Authority: Flight cancellations in Europe June 12-23

2023-06-11 14:59:43Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
NATO's biggest air exercise Civil Aviation Authority: Flight cancellations
NATO's largest air exercise

From June 12 to 23, NATO plans to hold the largest air exercise in the history of this alliance.

While the Civil Aviation Authority announced today that there may be flight delays and cancellations on these dates.

In the announcement published on Facebook, Civil Aviation clarifies that "from June 12-23, 2023, "Air Defender 23" will take place in Europe - the largest exercise in the history of NATO, involving 25 countries over 10,000 troops and 220 aircraft. Flight delays and cancellations are expected due to this activity. Eurocontrol (NM), Civil Aviation Authorities (ACAA), Air Navigation Service Providers (Albcontrol) and Airports (TIA) are working intensively to minimize this impact ," the announcement states.

Experts expect greater consequences especially in Frankfurt, Hamburg and Berlin, but partly also in Munich.

About 10,000 soldiers with 250 military aircraft will be engaged in the "Air Defender" exercise, of which a maximum of 100 from the USA and 70 from Germany. Low flights up to 330 meters high are planned. 25 countries participate in the exercise. One space ​​airport is in northwest Germany and over the North Sea, the other over Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and the Baltic Sea, and the third over the states of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg. As around 8,000 civil flights are made in Germany every day, the consequences for the segment civilian flights are inevitable.


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