ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Greece is protesting Turkey's move to
reserve a large chunk of airspace over the Aegean Sea for military
maneuvers until the end of the year, a Greek foreign ministry spokesman
says.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Constantinos
Koutras says Turkey has unilaterally issued a Notice to Airmen, or
NOTAM, reserving an extensive airspace over the Aegean Sea from March 2
to December 31, 2015, for military use.
Greece
says the move intrudes into Greek airspace, interferes with traffic to
two regional airports and affects two international traffic routes.
Greece's civil aviation authority has issued a navigational warning stating the Turkish NOTAM is null and void.
Koutras
says Greece will take the matter to NATO, the United Nations, the
European Union and the International Civil Aviation Authority (ICAO).
© 2015 The Associated Press.
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