Air safety
Training flights of the air force above EURO 08 stadiumsThe Swiss Air Force will overfly the four EURO 08 stadiums in Bern, Zurich, Basel and Geneva for training purposes on 4 and 5 June 2008. These flights will serve as airspace training for the EURO 08 games. The planned training flights will be carried out at medium height as follows: on 4 June, between 08.00 and 10.00 hours in Bern, between 10:00 and 12:00 hours in Geneva and between 13:30 and 15:30 hours in Zurich. On 5 June, between 10:00 and 12:00 hours in Basel and between14:00 and 16:00 hours in Basel and Geneva. These flights are of great importance for the pilots with regard to airspace surveillance during the EURO 08 games. Because they do not normally fly over towns, the pilots will be obliged to adjust to the procedures, temporal aspects, visual impressions and special conditions during these few training flights. In addition, the aim is to train the specific procedures under real conditions. During the EURO 08, the Swiss Air Force will be responsible for the security of the airspace. In the normal situation the jets patrolling in the air and prepared for intervention will be neither visible nor audible at all. Under certain circumstances, however, it is conceivable that the fighter would be obliged to fly at low altitudes. This is why these practise flights are necessary.
For questions: Jürg Nussbaum, Head of Communication, Air Force, Tel 031 324 15 50
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