Because of the G7 summit: Paragliders are also not allowed to start

Created: 05/24/2022, 13:58

By: Christina Jachert-Maier

A paraglider over Lake Tegernsee.

© dpa / Sven Hoppe

The G7 summit at the end of June at Schloss Elmau has repercussions as far as Tegernsee.

There is even a ban on flying here for paragliders and hang-gliders.

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‒ When the heads of state of Germany, France, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, USA and Canada meet in Schloss Elmau for the G7 summit in 2022, the airspace in a radius of 56 kilometers will be secured.

The Wallberg is also in this no-fly zone.

That means: From Sunday, June 26, 8 a.m. to Tuesday, June 28, midnight, paragliders are not allowed to take off from there.

Area extends from Ingolstadt to the Italian state border

According to a police press release, all manned flights that are carried out under visual flight rules are prohibited.

This also applies to hang-gliders and gliders.

The flight restriction area extends from Ingolstadt to the Italian state border and on the edge of the Alps from Füssen to Lake Tegernsee, according to the planning staff at the G7 summit.

Violation constitutes a criminal offence

A violation of the restriction constitutes a criminal offence. In order to avoid conflicts, the interest groups were informed at an early stage, a police spokesman makes clear: "The community knows about it." then react accordingly”.

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