Two arrested over UK’s Gatwick Airport drone chaos

London: A man and a woman have been arrested in connection with a string of drone sightings which brought UK’s Gatwick Airport to a standstill for three days. The arrests came as passengers braced for further disruption on Saturday while the airport tried to recover from the turmoil, the UK media reported. Sussex Police Superintendent James Collis said: “The arrests we have made this (Friday) evening are a result of our determination to keep the public safe from harm. Every line of inquiry will remain open to us until we are confident that we have mitigated further threats to the safety of passengers.”

“We continue to urge the public, passengers and the wider community around Gatwick to be vigilant and support us by contacting us immediately if they believe they have any information that can help us in bringing those responsible to justice,” he was quoted as saying by the Telegraph. Flights from Gatwick were briefly suspended again on Friday after another reported sighting of a drone, leaving thousands of people stranded at the facility, which is expected to see more than 100,000 travellers over the coming holidays. (IANS)

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