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Switzerland: Army to protect the airports till 2007

Berne, Switzerland - The step scheduling the appointment of the Army in order to warrant the security of air traffic has been postponed

Swiss Government would have decided to postpone even till 2007 the deployment of the Army for the performance of monitoring activities regarding borders, infrastructures dedicated to air traffic and embassies. Leftist opposition would not have agreed with such measure, so carrying on its own protest prompted by the lack of specific competences by the armed force. According to opposition's political...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 103782
Rome, Italy, 09/22/2004 15:28
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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