Service at Gatwick Airport in London resumed on a limited basis Friday morning, 34 hours after drones were first sighted and holiday travel was disrupted.
Dec. 21 (UPI) — Service at Gatwick Airport in London resumed on a limited basis Friday morning, 34 hours after drones were first sighted and holiday travel was disrupted.
Flights were grounded and inbound planes diverted at 9 p.m. Wednesday when two drones were discovered. After six hours, the runway was reopened but 45 minutes later another drone was detected.
At 7 a.m. Friday, the airport announced the service had resumed after 120,000 passengers on 760 canceled flights were disrupted, Chris Woodroofe, Gatwick’s chief operating officer, said to reporters. Another 682 flights were at risk of being delayed or canceled Friday.
