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All departing flights from Heathrow Airport in London have been halted after a drone was reportedly sighted.
Departures at London’s Heathrow airport stopped after drone sighting https://t.co/7kXhnSDkbJ
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) January 8, 2019
The airport tweeted about the possible drone sighting, confirming the activity.
“We are responding to a drone sighting at Heathrow and are working closely with the Met Police to prevent any threat to operational safety. As a precautionary measure, we have stopped departures while we investigate. We apologise to passengers for any inconvenience this may cause,” the airport wrote Tuesday.
We are responding to a drone sighting at Heathrow and are working closely with the Met Police to prevent any threat to operational safety. As a precautionary measure, we have stopped departures while we investigate. We apologise to passengers for any inconvenience this may cause.
— Heathrow Airport (@HeathrowAirport) January 8, 2019
AIRLIVE tweeted that a drone was spotted near the runway.
BREAKING All departures suspended at London Heathrow due to drone near runway 27R. Live: https://t.co/6jgc4tO4FR pic.twitter.com/qWBMWiu5zO
— AIRLIVE (@airlivenet) January 8, 2019
An airport spokeswoman told the BBC that traffic was temporarily halted to “prevent any threat to operational safety.”
“As a precautionary measure, we have stopped departures while we investigate. We apologize to passengers for any inconvenience this may cause,” the spokeswoman added.
UPDATE: All departures from London’s Heathrow halted – airport pic.twitter.com/19WMBJvF4e
— Reuters UK (@ReutersUK) January 8, 2019
In December, traffic into and out of Gatwick Airport was also halted when drones were spotted.
No departures at London Heathrow Airport amid reports of a drone sighting 😞 pic.twitter.com/vWYUNvgDLm
— Danny Lee (@JournoDannyAero) January 8, 2019
