F-16's will patrol the skies, and ground any object that violates the air space prohibition. Beginning to the west of Bakirkoy, it will extend east of Umraniye. Two early warning aircrafts (AWACS) will be in Istanbul to report any aircraft in violation of the airspace.
Preparations at Ataturk Airport, where delegates will arrive for the NATO summit, have been completed.
Additional staff members will be deployed to process the passports of the roughly 2000 foreign delegates expected to pass through Ataturk.
The Police Department, for the first time, imported a detector designed to monitor vehicles going in and out of the airport.
With a large memory of undercarriage design, the detector will match internals with the information in its memory. If a car does not match the monitor's memory, it will warn a security officer.
Officials are skeptical because many people change their cars in Turkey, rendering the detector useless. But if the detector works, it will be distributed to other airports.
Meanwhile, the International Civilian Aviation Organization who supervised Ataturk Airport at the end of May completed its report. The report concluded that security surrounding a runway currently under construction is inadequate.
Turkish Airlines (THY) said people traveling during the NATO summit could expect delays.
To check flight times and schedules, passengers should call THY (444 0 849), check their Website (www.thy.com), or check with a related agency to learn about changes. (YE)
