Drone activity grounds flights at Frankfurt airport, disrupting thousands of travellers
The IndependentSign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Tens of thousands of airline passengers face severe disruption to their journeys because of unauthorised drone activity near one of Europe’s busiest airports. There may be delays.” Diversions began almost at once, with at least nine arrivals touching down at Cologne – including a Lufthansa flight from Manchester and a United Airlines transatlantic jet from Washington DC. At Gatwick airport, around 1,000 flights were cancelled just before Christmas 2018 due to an unauthorised drone being flown in the vicinity of the world’s busiest runway.
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