Operational issues and flight delays occurred this afternoon at airport Gatwick, as the London airport was forced to close the runway for almost an hour, according to Sky News and the BBC.
The reason was “suspicious” drone who flew in the area.
An airport spokesman said, according to the BBC and Sky News, flights were temporarily suspended shortly before 3:45 pm Greek time, but resumed about 50 minutes later.
According to himThe 12 arriving aircraft were diverted to other airports at the time of the incident, but many are expected to land at Gatwick later today.
The airport, the second busiest in the UK, said more than 100 drones were seen in the area in three days.
The first time a major UK airport was closed due to drones was in 2018, when more than 140,000 passengers on 1,000 flights were affected.
According to APE-MPE, BBC, SkyNews.
Source: Kathimerini
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