A Turkish Air Force helicopter entered Greece's Flight Information Region (FIR) without submitting flight plans at 2:51 p.m. on Monday and flew over the Aegean islet of Ro, the Greek Armed Forces General Staff announced.

The helicopter entered the Athens FIR southwest of Ro and remained in the region for approximately half an hour, flying over Ro at a height of 200 feet (65 metres) at 3:24 p.m. and exiting the Athens FIR at 3:30 p.m.

A pair of Greek Air Force planes were sent to the region to intercept the helicopter.