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I'm surprised this isn't higher on HN given the tech nature of the attack. Gatwick is one of the busiest airports in the UK and having flights suspended for 24
by ralphhughes 8y ago
I'm surprised this isn't higher on HN given the tech nature of the attack. Gatwick is one of the busiest airports in the UK and having flights suspended for 24 hours is major disruption.
A few quotes from the BBC's live incident page at https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-england-sussex-46564814 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-england-sussex-46564814
"An airline source has told the BBC that flights are currently cancelled until at least 19:00 GMT"
"Police have made a formal request to the MoD for military assistance to deal with the Gatwick incident. A defence source would not go into any detail of what that support would entail."
"The Prime Minister's spokesman said a cross-Whitehall meeting of officials is taking place in response to the drone incident.
The meeting of officials, but not ministers, is taking place in the Cabinet Office and began at 15:00, the spokesman said.
Officials from the Department for Transport, Home Office, the police and the Civil Contingencies Secretariat are among those involved in the meeting."
- jeffwass 8y agoAgreed, I’m surprised at the HN relative silence because there are so many other drone stories that warrant such HN attention. In this case all flights from Gatwick (the next busiest London airport after Heathrow) have been cancelled for nearly 24 hours. That’s 110k passengers on 760 flights during one of the busiest travel periods of the year!