EDMONTON - NORAD will be patrolling the skies above the G-8 summit with more aircraft and a higher level of security because of the risk of terrorism, officials say.
Major Doug Martin, the deputy director of public affairs for the North American Aerospace Defence Command, says security measures will be tighter than those used in the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics.
He says the G-8 summit could be a bigger target given its political importance, and that the attacks on Sept. 11 changed the way security is handled in North America.
"You will likely hear and see combat air patrol. You will likely see CF-18s involved. When and where you will see them and what kinds of patterns they will fly we won't be publishing, but you can rest assured that NORAD will play a vital part in the air defence of the G-8."
Martin says several planes that ended up in the no fly zone over Salt Lake City were escorted to the ground by fighter jets.
Commercial and private airplanes will be diverted from the sky over Kananaskis during the summit. Airfields will also be notified of the no fly zone.
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