
CF-18 jets intercept plane violating restricted air space above G7 site in Alberta
KANANASKIS — Canadian fighter jets were deployed to intercept a private, civilian plane that violated restricted airspace above Kananaskis, Alta., where G7 leaders are gathering for meetings.
RCMP say in a news release that the fixed-wing Canadian aircraft entered the restricted area shortly after 11 a.m. Sunday, and NORAD’s Canadian region deployed CF-18 Hornet fighter jets to intercept it.
The release says that after multiple steps were taken to gain the pilot’s attention, “final warning measures” were used to contact the pilot and have them safely land under their own power.
Const. Lauren Mowbray says those measures involved the jets firing warning flares, and the plane was met on the ground by the RCMP and their partners.