Gatwick Airport has been closed since 8pm last night
 

over 10,000 passengers inconvenienced because some idiots are flying two drones near the runway.

It won't open until at least 10am this morning

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...drones-flying/

Ridiculous.
Should be banned :fist:

All those flights cancelled, people going on honeymoon, kids going to Lapland, people on their way home for Christmas, and yet unbelievably you have people ringing in saying this is no biggie

Reports are saying the battery's
should only last 40 mins or so on them
so the maybe modified.

Is Daylight now
Police should shoot them down.


Criminals are doing this
it shows they need sort this

i missed this, i was busy flying my drone last night

Police have said they
may use other means?

Yes Shoot them down.

https://news.sky.com/story/chaos-at-...osure-11586557

lol, loads of people trapped abroad as well trying to get home

this is a deliberate act police have confirmed as they drone left presumably to recharge and then reappeared

:joker:

still closed, 110,000 passengers affected now, how easy it is to completely render an airport useless

Could it have been protesters?

Yes some say to stop the next 2nd runway idea
for Gatwick

The best fast way is a Police Sniper
shooting them to the ground



latest is it may open 4pm

They say they wont shoot it down because of the chance of a stray bullet and also they need to find out who owns it

Idiots, they're going to be in some serious **** when they get caught

Pro Snipers can do it.

Get a drone professional to send another drone up after it, bring the bloody thing down. They'll find out who it is and I hope everyone who's delayed makes a civil claim against them.

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2018/12...5306398278.jpg
Snipers there now


[Police send in SNIPERS to shoot down
Gatwick drone: Armed officers hunt drone
pilot 'deliberately' flying aircraft in and out
of runway airspace leaving 800
flights disrupted - as Christmas travellers
are told airport will take 'several DAYS to recover']

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...TS-runway.html

https://e3.365dm.com/18/12/992x558/s...20181220141702

https://news.sky.com/story/chaos-at-...osure-11586557

numerous drones are being used..they are being sent up at intervals to cause major destruction...it is working.

Yes like a possible protest group
against the 2nd Runway idea.


Or a Group of Criminals
laughing at the damage the are getting away with

why don't the send a drone in to hunt the operators. Flights are now suspended until this evening

If it is a protest group, I hope their next hard earned holiday is ruined by someone else

I am inclined to think it is more than that though, protesters generally like to be seen

its someone doing it because they can. I wouldn't be at all surprised if a request for money has been made. I also dont see anything stopping them from disrupting every airport in the country. It wouldnt be difficult as things stand

Maybe they are aware of the Prison time
new law.

Who ever is doing these group drones
has planned it.

Police Helicopters are flying over the airport

Also, it would be a pretty pointless protest if no one even knows what they're protesting against :laugh:

Sure
but after it Ends
Protesters could then appear
and would then say they
did not do the Drones.

Now The Army are helping the Police


They are saying use Net Guns
and other tech, to get the drones down
https://news.sky.com/story/what-tech...drone-11587055