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London Gatwick Shut by `Deliberate' Drone Raid Amid Holiday Rush
London’s Gatwick airport is closed to aircraft following multiple sightings of illegal drones, disrupting flights for as many as 115,000 people on one of the busiest travel days of the year. Lines of passengers circled Gatwick’s two terminals Thursday and hundreds hunkered down on departure-hall floors, with the airport saying at 11:30 a.m. that it could give no indication of when it might reopen. Police said the incursions were clearly deliberate though most likely not terror related. (www.bloomberg.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
I really dislike the idea of more laws. Why do people have to do stupid shit? ð¤¦♀️
So now the police have busted two "ecoterrorists" they think might be responsible. If so, a well publicized 20 year sentence with a lifetime supply of sand infused lubricant would be appropriate if hanging is off the table.
Two people have been arrested as part of the ongoing investigation.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/21/uk/gatwick-airport-drone-arrests-gbr/index.html
https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/21/uk/gatwick-airport-drone-arrests-gbr/index.html
This is all hype by the news media. There is more danger from bird strikes than any possible drone strike. It's just not a big deal.
Aeromexico #AM770 from Guadalajara suffered nose cone/radome damage on approach to Tijuana. Local media reporting it collided with a drone. Check Twitter @TomPodolec for pics
There's some question about that. Last I heard,no drone pieces were found. Has that changed?
Not that I have heard. But they also haven’t found any feathers or blood, so the damage is unlikely to have been caused by a bird. That doesn’t leave many alternatives.