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Gatwick Runway Opens after Drone chaos

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Gatwick's runway has reopened after drones caused the airport to shut down for more than a day.

Causing absolute chaos for 100,000 travellers pre- Christmas.

The airport felt this was a deliberate attack to cause as much upset to travel arrangements.

Airport authorities even called the army..

The last confirmed sighting of any drone was at 10 pm last night

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-46643173

 

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Oh FGS

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-46803713

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Just crazy!

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Runway now reopened......

 

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Fools are seeing drones everwhere! It's getting ridiculous now.

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It's pretty ridiculous really. Heathrow has all the drone detecting equipment that Gatwick hasn't.

As @viridis said 'No GPS controlled drone can get anywhere near an airport'

 

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@jonsie wrote:

Maybe just downright malicious hoax.


Which I think we will see more and more of sadly.

 

Not one picture of the drone at Gatwick, nor Heathrow.

Already reported at Gatwick that the drone in question was, more than likely, a police surveillance drone.

 

I just think that people now know how quickly you can bring an airport to a standstill, there will be more and more calls about so called drones. Evil

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UK media...

Guy puts this on twitter, and clarifies again later on that yes it was a helicopter NOT a drone.

https://mobile.twitter.com/BondySi/status/1082696314616496128


News channels run it as "possible drone footage"
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@viridis wrote:
UK media...

Guy puts this on twitter, and clarifies again later on that yes it was a helicopter NOT a drone.

https://mobile.twitter.com/BondySi/status/1082696314616496128


News channels run it as "possible drone footage"
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Yep...tell it like it is @viridis joy

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@Cleoriff wrote:

@viridis wrote:
UK media...

Guy puts this on twitter, and clarifies again later on that yes it was a helicopter NOT a drone.

https://mobile.twitter.com/BondySi/status/1082696314616496128


News channels run it as "possible drone footage"
Filthy bottom feeding nobheads

Yep...tell it like it is @viridis joy


That's what we like about you @viridis joy

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