Police have arrested two people after rogue drone operators crippled London's Gatwick Airport for three days by repeatedly flying onto the airfield, playing cat-and-mouse with the army. No group has claimed responsibility for the disruption, which affected at least 120,000 people on Wednesday and Thursday. The pre-Christmas travel disruption began late on Wednesday when Gatwick was forced to cancel all flights after spotting small drones near the airfield. The drone sightings caused misery for travellers, many sleeping on the airport floor as they searched for alternative routes to holidays and Christmas family gatherings. The biggest airlines operating at Gatwick include easyJet , British Airways and Norwegian and have said it is too early to determine the financial impact.

Source: dna December 22, 2018 09:45 UTC