The first flights have resumed at Gatwick airport after a series of drone sightings caused days of disruption, affecting more than 100,000 passengers. Gatwick drone chaos: airport aims to introduce 'limited flights' – live Read moreThe airport’s chief operating officer, Chris Woodroofe, said 120,000 passengers’ flights had been disrupted by the incident. Night-flight restrictions had been lifted at other airports, so “more planes could get into and out of the country”, the transport secretary, Chris Grayling said. Facebook Twitter Pinterest A police helicopter flies over Gatwick airport as the airport remains closed. The shadow transport secretary, Andy McDonald, said the government had “been too slow to act”, and called on ministers to fast-track rules to ensure the safety of airspace.

Source: The Guardian December 20, 2018 20:00 UTC