Heathrow Flights Stopped Due To Drone Sighting

[Dominic]

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-46803713?ns ... ws_central

Departures at Heathrow have been stopped after a drone was sighted, the airport has said.

A Heathrow spokeswoman said they were working with police to "prevent any threat to operational safety".

She said: "As a precautionary measure, we have stopped departures while we investigate. We apologise to passengers for any inconvenience this may cause."

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[Kili01]

Heard on the BBC news not long ago that the flights have restarted. So presumeably the drone has gone, or been ‘accounted for’. Hope so as a friend is due to fly from there to New Zealand this evening.

Dee