The Air Force will fly over the country on Sunday, Christmas Eve, according to the statement.
The initiative aims to “wish everyone a Merry Christmas” while “training the maintenance of military capabilities.”
The flights are carried out using “a pair of F-16M and AW119 Koala and EH-101 Merlin helicopters,” the Air Force explained.
The BBC’s Merry Christmas wishes “from the sky” will sweep through some areas from north to south of mainland Portugal on Sunday.
A pair of F-16M aircraft plans to fly over the municipalities and cities of Nazaré (11:02), Peniche (11:06), Caldas da Rainha (11:08), Rio Mayor (11:10), Santarem (11). :13 ), Entroncamento (11:16), Tomar (11:17), Abrantes (11:20), Castelo Branco (11:26), Covilha (11:31), Guarda (11:34), Vila Nova de Foz Coa (11:39), Miranda do Douro (11:46), Macedo de Cavaleiros (11:51), Mirandela (11:53), Lamego (11:59), Castro Daire (12:01) , Agueda (12:06), Cantanhede (12:08), Figueira da Foz (12:11), Leiria (12:15) and Monte Real (12:16).
According to the Air Force, the AW119 Koala helicopter will operate in the south of the country in the morning and in the north in the afternoon.
In the south, the flight starts at Beja Airport (10:30), heading to Ferreira do Alentejo (10:35), Santiago do Cacem (10:50), Sines (10:55), Odemira (11:07) . , Monchique (11:21), Portimão (11:26), Albufeira (11:33), Faro (11:41), Tavira (11:49), Vira Real de Santo Antonio (11:54) , Mertola (12:09), Serpa (12:19) and Beja (12:26), returning to where they took off from (12:30).
In the north, an AW119 Koala helicopter takes off at 15:00 from Air Base No. 8 (BA8), located in Maceda, in Ovar, Aveiro district, with a route passing through Vila Nova de Gaia (15:15), Porto ( 15:20), Guimaraes (15:45), Braga (16:00), Ponte di Lima (16:10), Viana do Castelo (16:25), Vila do Conde (16:35 ) and Foch from Porto (16:45), return to BA8 (17:00), reports the BBC.
The EH-101 Merlin helicopter will fly over Setubal (11:00), Cascais (11:27), Ericeira (11:34), Torres Vedras (11:40), Vila Franca de Xira (11:47) and Santa Iria de Azoia (11:51) and also “wish everyone a Merry Christmas.”
Each flight is expected to last two hours.
Author: morning Post This Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
I’m Dave Martin, and I’m an experienced journalist working in the news industry. As a part of my work, I write for 24 News Reporters, covering mostly sports-related topics. With more than 5 years of experience as a journalist, I have written numerous articles on various topics to provide accurate information to readers.