“Drones are causing big delays at Gatwick”
“the air Traffic at Gatwick in London since yesterday evening, hit by huge delays after drone flown over the airport.”
“the Police have been hunting the drones, including by helicopter, but failed to stop them.”
“It was just chaos,” says the traveler Luke McComiskie to the BBC. “
“at Least 10 000 passengers have been affected by the massive delays as the two drones has caused at Gatwick airport in the south of London, reports several british media. “
“the Drones was the first to cross the runway around the clock 21 on Wednesday night and then pop up several times during the night. “
“the Police have covered the area by helicopter during the night. According to the BBC, the police have not wanted to shoot down the objects, then it is considered too risky. “
“Got land in other countries”
“It is forbidden to fly with drones is closer than a kilometer from the airport and the runway has been kept closed. No planes have been able to lift and arriving flights have been redirected to other airports. According to flygtrafikssajten airlive.net have some planes diverted as far away as Amsterdam and Paris. “
“According to the european air traffic control Eurocontrol will the runways to be closed until at least 11: 00 on Thursday morning. “
“Passengers are advised to keep themselves updated of the status of their flights. The airline Easyjet has recommended its customers not to go to Gatwick airport if their flight has been canceled. “
“The substantial delays have caused great frustration among passengers who according to witnesses have been seen ”be sleeping on the floor throughout the airport”. “
“on twitter Eddie Boyes writes that he and his family have been stuck at the airport in six hours and that the information has been poor. “
“Gatwick is the eighth busiest airport in Europe, with over 100 000 passengers per day.”
“The flying a drone near a british airport faces a punishment of imprisonment of up to five years.”
