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Turkish aircraft violate Greek airspace 33 times

On two occasions aircraft involved in dogfights with Greek jets

Newsroom January 8 09:00

Eleven Turkish aircraft violated Greek airspace 33 in the Aegean Sea on Monday, with two of the planes carrying a payload. In two of the incidents, a dogfight with Greek fighter jets ensued. The Turkish F-16s flew in pair formations, while 5 CN-235 reconnaissance aircraft and 2 helicopters proceeded to also fly into Greek airspace. There were also 15 infringements of the Athens FIR in the north, central and southeast Aegean Sea.

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