Passengers stranded at Gatwick airport, as the airport remains closed after drones were spotted over the airfield on Thursday (Photo: PA via AP)LONDON: London’s Gatwick airport closed for a second day after incursions by illegal drones on Thursday, creating chaos for thousands of passengers during one of the year’s busiest travel periods. “Gatwick’s runway remains unavailable because of continued drone sightings,” the airport said on its website early on Friday. Gatwick said it was continuing to work with police and security partners to resolve the situation. Disorder set in late on Wednesday after reports of two objects above Gatwick caused services to be halted. Gatwick is the biggest base for discount carrier EasyJet Plc and a focus for long-haul leisure flights at British Airways.

Source: Bangkok Post December 21, 2018 03:22 UTC