Tag: Gatwick

Pair freed without charge in London airport drones probe

A man and a woman arrested over the drone disruption that brought Christmas getaway flights to a standstill at London’s Gatwick Airport were released without charge on Sunday, police said. A 47-year-old man and a 54-year-old woman from the town of Crawley, near Britain’s second-busiest airport, were arrested on Saturday. The police swooped after three days of disruption from Wednesday to Friday, affecting 140,000 passengers. “Both people have fully co-operated with our enquiries and I […]

Gatwick airport says reopened for limited number of flights

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — London’s Gatwick Airport, paralyzed for more than two days after dozens of drone sightings, said it planned to reopen Friday for a “limited number” of flights. “Gatwick’s runway is currently available and a limited number of aircraft are scheduled for departure and arrival,” the airport said on Twitter. It advised passengers to check the status of their flights before travelling to the airport. But police have still yet to find […]

Britain backs Heathrow airport expansion despite splits

  by Ruth Holmes LONDON, United Kingdom | AFP | — The British government approved a new third runway at London’s Heathrow airport on Tuesday in a long-awaited decision that comes amid deep divisions and follows decades of debate over the issue. “The government today announced its support for a new runway at Heathrow — the first full length runway in the southeast since the Second World War,” an official statement said after a cabinet […]