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Nothing huge, but it did happen: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/19/extinction-rebellion-stages-youth-protest-at-heathrow-airport https://www.t

• inflatableDodo 7y ago
  That example is just the same kind of protest that Heathrow has contended with since being built though. It doesn't say anything about drones.
  • frereubu 7y ago
    The article is unclear - but I think you've got the wrong end of the stick. The subhead in the Economist article doesn't say anything about drones either.
    • inflatableDodo 7y ago
      What impression do you think someone might receive from that byline should they have not been keeping track? Especially given the headlines from last year pointing the finger at eco-protestors before that random guy got arrested? For added comedy points, there has still been no evidence presented that there ever was a drone in that case, but our press still ran headlines about who the culprits were.
      • dTal 7y ago
        That was Gatwick, not Heathrow.
• Nerada 7y ago
  >The FOIA response said: >in all cases UKAB has no confirmation that a drone has flown close to an aircraft other than the report made by the pilot(s). Similarly, other than from the report of the pilot(s), UKAB has no confirmation that a drone was involved. - https://www.airproxrealitycheck.org/uk-airprox-board-reveals-no-proof-of-a-drone-ever-flown-close-to-an-aircraft/ https://www.airproxrealitycheck.org/uk-airprox-board-reveals...