The RAF use of the airspace was "unplanned" - lasting less than half an hour - and it involved an aircraft from RAF Northolt, about six miles north of Heathrow, in west London. (Image: FlightRadar24)A Heathrow spokesperson told Mirror Online the RAF use of airspace was "unplanned". The spokesperson added: “Arrivals were paused briefly this morning due to an RAF request for an operational flight within part of Heathrow’s airspace. "Less than a handful of flights were diverted as a result, and continued to Heathrow shortly afterwards. A Virgin Atlantic spokesperson said: “Our VS8 flight from Los Angeles to London Heathrow has diverted to Gatwick due to a brief closure of airspace over London Heathrow.

Source: Daily Mirror January 17, 2020 10:21 UTC