Two Turkish F-16 fighter jets escorting the airplane carrying President Erdogan violated Greek airspace, as they infringed the Athens FIR. The Airbus 320 with the Turkish President on board, took off at 09:20 from Ankara’s Esen Buga Airport.
The presidential aircraft was accompanied by two F-16 flights of the Turkish Air Force and reached the point where the Athens and Constantinople FIRs intersect.
At about 10:06 am Erdogan’s plane entered the Athens FIR from the south of Chios, where the two Turkish fighter jets were supposed to depart with a pair of Greek jets taking over. Nevertheless, unlike the Presidential plane, the Turkish F-16s had not submitted a flight plan to Greek aviation authorities and illegally entered the Athens FIR.
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