Flights have resumed at Heathrow Airport after reports of drones forced departures to be temporarily suspended.
It is understood that the airport’s northern runway was closed following the sightings on Tuesday evening, while its other runway remained open.
Scotland Yard said it “received reports of a sighting of a drone in the vicinity of Heathrow airport” at about 5.05pm.
Earlier:
The Malta International Airport website indicates that the inbound flight to Malta from Heathrow is expected to be delayed.
The information as at 1930 (Malta Local Time) states that the flight is expected to land at 01.30h, which is 50 minutes later than the scheduled time of 00.40h.
Departures at Heathrow have been stopped after a drone was sighted, the airport has said. A Heathrow spokeswoman said they were working with police to “prevent any threat to operational safety”.
She said: “As a precautionary measure, we have stopped departures while we investigate. We apologise to passengers for any inconvenience this may cause.”
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