Gatwick Resumes Flights After Drone Causes Brief Suspension

  • Military measures are ensuring safety, airport authority says
  • Mystery intrusions cause one of the worst-ever disruptions
Gatwick Airport Reopens to Backlog, Watching for a Return of Drones
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London’s Gatwick airport resumed flights after another reported drone incursion caused a brief interruption Friday.

“The sighting was confirmed, so there definitely was a drone in the area,” an airport spokeswoman said by telephone. Military measures “have given us the reassurance we need that it is safe to reopen.”