Dubai Airport flights disrupted after drone sightings

Flights at Dubai International Airport, one of the busiest in the world, were disrupted on Friday after sightings of a drone flying nearby.

The airport told the AP news agency that it halted flights from 10:13am to 10:45am (local time) over “suspected drone activity”.

It said flights were later resumed.

Alleged drone sightings have previously disrupted flights into the airport, which is the base of the long-haul carrier Emirates.

One disgruntled passenger tweeted: “Stuck for ages at Dubai airport runway unable to taxi as unauthorized drones have entered the airspace here and all takeoffs have been grounded! “This seems to be happening often in airports everywhere.”

via Al Jazeera

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