Airspace

Ankara has returned to its familiar tactic of contesting Greece’s Search and Rescue (SAR) area of responsibility which coincides with the FIR of Athens, on the occasion of the attempt to rescue illegal immigrants in the recent tragic shipwreck off Rhodes.

Significant delays were reported earlier on Friday for flights to Germany or those passing through German airspace.

The delays were reportedly due to issues with air traffic management systems within German airspace.

Passengers at Athens International Airport were also affected, but the problem is gradually being resolved, according to aviation industry sources.

A new underground facility and operations room were inaugurated at the military section of Ljubljana airport on 12 July to make the facility comparable to those in other NATO countries.

Under Slovenia's defence law, the country's airspace is monitored and protected by the military. The centre monitors and controls the airspace 24/7.

Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday that all existing issues between Athens and Ankara should be referred to an international court, but "as a whole," and warned that otherwise the existing thaw in bilateral relations may not last. In an interview with A Haber TV, Cavusoglu specifically argued for a "package solution to all issues."

All flights in United States airspace have landed due to an emergency situation.

The reason is an error in the operating program system that serves to manage air traffic control.

The Federal Aviation Administration reports that the problem has affected the territory of the entire country.

A Turkish unmanned aerial vehicle violated Greek airspace on Sunday by entering the Flight Information Region of Athens without submitting a flight plan and flying over the island of Kandeliousa at 1.55 p.m.

The drone flew over the island, located west of Nisyros, at 19,000 feet.

The drone was identified and intercepted in accordance with international rules of engagement.

This was announced by the Swiss agency that provides Skyguide air navigation services.
A statement from Skyguide states that the Swiss airspace was closed to traffic until further notice due to security reasons due to a technical malfunction that occurred this morning in this agency.

Switzerland closed its airspace on Wednesday after a computer glitch with the air traffic control system grounded flights, officials said.

"Swiss airspace is closed to traffic for security reasons after computer failure with Skyguide, the Swiss air traffic control service," Skyguide said in a statement.

The location of the violating plane has been established, and the case is under investigation. On June 8, around 7.09 p.m., a small plane entered the airspace of Bulgaria. The plane took off from Hungary and flew through Serbia and Romania without an approved flight plan, the Defense Ministry said.

Turkish foreign ministry "strongly condemned and rejected the unfounded" statements made by the German Chancellery against Turkey.

"Instead of making biased statements that do not comply with the spirit of the Alliance, we expect Germany to invite Greece to act in accordance with international treaties," Foreign Minister Spokesperson Tanju Bilgiç said.