After months of disruption caused by air-traffic control strikes, airline passengers now face nine days of potential delays due to “the largest air force deployment exercise in Nato’s history”. Air Defender 23, centred on Germany and managed by the Luftwaffe, will involve 10,000 military personnel and 250 combat aircraft from 25 nations.
The exercise runs from Monday 12 to Thursday 22 June inclusive – though with the weekend of Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 June off.
