The airport resumed operations Friday morning after being closed since Wednesday night, when mystery drones first started appearing around its runway. A report of a new drone sighting Friday afternoon, which temporarily suspended flights once again at Gatwick, was unfounded. The British Airline Pilots' Association told Sky News earlier Friday that it was “extremely concerned” about the threat of the drones reappearing now that flights have resumed. Research from a group of universities working in conjunction with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration also “evaluated the potential impacts of a 2.7-lb. Gatwick also says it is “expecting knock-on delays and cancellations to flights” Friday as things get back to normal.

Source: Fox News December 21, 2018 13:49 UTC