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NATO exercise to cause disruption to passenger flights, raising concerns in Germany

STORY: NATO exercise to cause disruption to passenger flights, raising concerns in Germany DATELINE: June 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:40 LOCATION: FRANKFURT, Germany CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. Various of Frankfurt Airport and Frankfurt Airport's air-rail intermodal transport hub 2. Various of NATO military activity STORYLINE: A massive NATO exercise that kicked off on Monday is set to cause major disruptions to passenger flights in Germany, raising concerns among air travelers. Jens Bischof, chief of Lufthansa Group's low-cost airline Eurowings, said he was concerned about the fallout of the exercise, which had led to the closure and heavy restriction of a large swath of German airspace. The military drill, known as "Air Defender 23", is the biggest ever NATO air force deployment exercise involving 10,000 military personnel and 250 combat aircraft from 25 nations including the United States. It will last until June 23. The two-week-drill will be carried out mainly in German airspace. The conseq

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NATO exercise to cause disruption to passenger flights, raising concerns in Germany