Gatwick Airport, London’s second-busiest airport, was brought to a standstill after at least one drone was spotted flying over its airfield on Wednesday and Thursday. Inbound flights were diverted to airports as far away as Paris and outbound flights were grounded from 9 p.m. Wednesday to around 3 a.m. Thursday. The airfield, about 25 miles south of central London, reopened briefly, but the authorities shut it down again at 3:45 a.m. after a drone was spotted again. The airport, which connects fliers to 230 destinations in 70 countries, remained closed Thursday morning. “We apologize to any affected passengers for this inconvenience but the safety of our passengers and all staff is our foremost priority,” airport authorities said on Twitter.

Source: New York Times December 20, 2018 08:11 UTC