Britain’s busiest airport, Heathrow Airport in London, suspended departures late on Tuesday while police investigated reports of a drone sighting.
“We are responding to a drone sighting at Heathrow and are working closely with the Met Police to prevent any threat to operational safety,” the airport said on Twitter.
“As a precautionary measure, we have stopped departures while we investigate,” it said.
London’s second busiest airport, Gatwick, was severely disrupted when drones were sighted on three consecutive days in December, resulting in about 1,000 flights being cancelled or diverting and affecting 140,000 passengers.
The army deployed unidentified military technology to guard the area, reassuring the airport that it was safe enough to fly.
Heathrow and Gatwick responded by ordering military-grade anti-drone defences worth “several million pounds”.
Heathrow said earlier this month it was working closely with authorities including the police and looking at relevant technology to combat the threat of drones.
Meanwhile, UK government introduced new police powers against drones flown near airports this week.
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