ドローンが隠れンぼ、英ガドウィック空港で運航停止

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Drone sightings in and around airfield have caused the airfield to close for safety reasons
Thursday 20 December: 19.00
All flights to and from Gatwick are suspended. If you are due to fly later today or are meeting someone from a flight, please do not travel to the airport without checking the status of your flight with your airline first.
We are extremely disappointed that passengers are being affected by this especially at such an important time of year. We are working with our airlines to put plans in place to recover our operations once given the go ahead to re-open our runway. We are prioritising the welfare of those at the airport by deploying staff into our terminals to look after people as best we can. [空港の説明]

複数回の目撃情報がありクリスマスを数日後に控える中で数万人の乗客が足止めを余儀なくされている。英当局は、フェンスの周囲で猟銃を構えたり、近隣の屋上で監視をするなど、警察に加え軍隊も投入して操縦者の捜索を急いでいる（フライチーム ・　afp）
ガドウィック空港はハブ機能があるので英国のみならず欧州や世界各地にダイヤの乱れがある。乗客も離陸待機で数時間機内に閉じ込められた末、フライトがキャンセルになるなど混乱が続き、当然ながら預かり荷物の紛失などの混乱も重なっている。

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