According to the drones-disruptive actions on the London Gatwick airport, police have apprehended two Suspects: a 47-year-old man and a 54-year-old woman from Crawley, eight kilometres from the Airport. The Pair were set late on Friday evening in Crawley because of the “criminal use of drones”.
In the British tabloid press are circulating the first images of the pair. Accordingly, the man was working as a window manufacturer. His supervisor assured the “Daily Mail” however, the man had been during the disruptive actions at work.
The flight operation was resumed on Saturday in Gatwick. “Our investigations continue,” said Commissioner James Collins of the police of the County of Sussex. About the possible motive of the Suspects the investigators have not commented yet.
About 40 Times drones had been over the airport spotted that is the largest of the eight largest in Europe and the second in the UK – around 40 kilometres South of London. The overall measure had been failed as a caution since Wednesday evening, about 1000 flights or diverted.
144’000 passengers
affected, Affected, an airport spokesman, according to a total of 140’000 passengers – just before the Christmas holidays. A number of them stranded in Gatwick and slept on chairs or on the bare ground.
On Saturday, should be dispatched to operate 757 flights, with over 124’000 pass. Because of the tight schedule and demand, many of the machines were not able to launch and land on time; some of the flights were. Everywhere were formed long queues.
No terrorist Background
From a terrorist Background, the authorities were not considered so far. There is also no evidence to suggest that a foreign government had its Finger in the game, said a police spokesman on Friday before the announcement of the arrests. Not exclude wanted the investigators to this point, that the perpetrators were radical environmentalists.
According to police, considerable forces were mobilized to make the drones and the perpetrators. However, the interference went, despite a large operation with helicopter, sniper, and special unit of the army.
Although could be taken on the Friday morning of the flight operation after 36 hours of downtime, in the evening, but was discovered again by a drone. Again, it was temporarily locked in the flight box.
Airport CEO, Stewart Wingate, spoke of a “precisely planned activity that was designed, the airport paralyze and bring maximum disabilities in the run-up to Christmas”. For the aviation industry and authorities, this was a warning shot.
“It can’t be, that drones are an essential part of our national infrastructure this kind of cripple,” said Wingate. “This is obviously a relatively new technique, and we need to reflect together on the right solutions, to ensure that such a thing can not happen again.”
(mch/sda)
Created: 22.12.2018, 22:03 PM
