Innsbruck as a base

The skies over Tyrol are the scene of a major operation

This is what an intercept flight looks like in practice - symbolic image(Bild: Bundesheer)

When the World Economic Forum takes place in Davos from January 20 to 25, our army will be monitoring the airspace. Innsbruck will be the base for the majority of the aircraft involved in the operation. At the airport, they are currently getting ready to defend the skies over Tyrol.

Anyone who lifted their head on Thursday to hear a dull hum over Innsbruck might have spotted five military green propeller planes approaching the airport. This is a visit from Zeltweg, accompanied by hundreds of ground forces and guarded by armed soldiers. Because on the occasion of the World Economic Forum in Davos, a flight restriction is in force in parts of Vorarlberg and Tyrol. "Daedalus" is the name of the operation with which Austria's air force is supporting its Swiss neighbors. Innsbruck is the base for eight Pilatus propeller aircraft.