Disrup­tion caused by appear­ance of drone appear­ed minima­lLONDON: Britain’s armed forces were supporting police Wednesday at London’s Heathrow Airport after a drone sighting led to the suspension of all departing flights for nearly an hour on Tuesday. Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson said the military had been sent to Europe’s busiest airport at the request of police. It follows a similar deployment at Gatwick Airport just three weeks ago after multiple drone sightings there caused three days of travel chaos. “Last night, at the request of Metropolitan Police, our armed forces deployed to assist and support them,” he said in a statement Wednesday. London’s Heathrow halts flights after sightings of a droneMetropolitan Police Commander Stuart Cundy said “a full criminal investigation” had been launched.

Source: The Express Tribune January 09, 2019 12:22 UTC