The operation begins on Saturday, when an area of 4 squre kilometers will be fenced off including the runways, hangars, and aircraft parking area. The hare hunters will move in at down on Sunday, chasing hares until 8.00 a.m. when Linate will reopen. Twelve flights will have to be rescheduled for later in the day. The hares will be taken to protected nature reserves in the Milan area and will be released, in the hope that they do not find their way back to the airport.