The Swiss airforce only works during normal business hours. And don't expect it to react between noon and 1:30 -- that's lunch time.

These revelations come after a hijacked commecrial airplane entered Swiss air space.

As the news wire AFP reports, "[A]lthough the co-pilot-turned-hijacker quickly announced he wanted to land the plane in Switzerland, where he later said he aimed to seek asylum, Switzerland's fleet of F-18s and F-5 Tigers remained on the ground, Swiss airforce spokesman Laurent Savary told AFP."