Gatwick Airport flights suspended again after '˜suspected drone sighting'

Flights at Gatwick have been suspended again due to a '˜suspected drone sighting', an airport spokeswoman said.

By The Newsroom

Published 21st Dec 2018, 17:11 BST

Updated 10th Jan 2019, 10:40 BST

Flights resumed at Gatwick Airport on Friday morning. Picture: PA

A Gatwick spokeswoman said: '˜We have currently suspended airfield operations as a precaution due to a suspected drone sighting.'

The sighting occurred at around 5.10pm.

A police spokesman confirmed that flights from Gatwick have been suspended for safety reasons following '˜unconfirmed reports'Â of another drone sighting.

It comes after flights to and from the airport were suspended on Wednesday night due to reports of a drone above the runway.

Airlines confirmed they were running flights again earlier today.

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