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Langen, 7/8 May 2005 Flight restrictions due to Bush visit to Maastricht Due to the visit by the US President Bush to Maastricht, the Netherlands, flight restrictions will apply to private aircraft in parts of North-Rhine/Westphalia from 18:00 hrs on Saturday until 12:00 hrs on Sunday. In individual cases, short-term security measures may cause delays at the airports of Düsseldorf and Cologne. DFS regrets any inconvenience caused. As prescribed by the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Housing, the restriction will apply to an area of 30 nautical miles (56 km) around the city of Maastricht. Private aircraft are not permitted to fly in this area from 7 May (18:00 hrs) until 8 May (12:00 hrs). A similar regulation will apply in the Netherlands and Belgium. DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH is a State-owned company under private law and has 5,200 employees. DFS ensures the safe and punctual handling of flights. Staff coordinate around 10,000 aircraft movements in German airspace every day, and more than three million movements every year. With this large number of flights, Germany has the highest traffic volume in Europe. DFS operates control centres in Langen, Bremen, Karlsruhe and Munich. In addition, DFS is represented in the Eurocontrol Centre in Maastricht, the Netherlands, and in the control towers of the 16 international German airports. DFS provides training and consultancy services around the world and develops and sells air traffic control, surveillance and navigation systems. The company's portfolio also comprises flight-relevant data, aeronautical publications and aeronautical information services. DFS has the following business units: Control Centre, Tower, Aeronautical Solutions and Aeronautical Information Management.
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