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Train operators pull together following Gatwick Airport closure
Drones have closed Gatwick Airport for a number of hours today (20th December 2018) and has lead to a number of cancellations on airlines. This has caused travel chaos for passengers getting to family and friends for Christmas. But fear not, a few operators have pulled together to help you get home for Christmas.
Friday, 21 December 2018
BBC News
- Gatwick airport: How countries counter the drone threatThere are different ways of tackling the threat of rogue devices - from bazookas to trained eagles.
- London City Airport terminal plans revealed in new imagesThe £500m expansion includes new shops and restaurants and will accommodate two million more passengers a year.
- Gatwick chaos: Police 'could shoot down drone'Gatwick airport remains closed for a second night as sightings of drones above the airfield continue.
- Gatwick Airport: Drones ground flightsTens of thousands of passengers are affected by
The Guardian
- 'Drone wolf': what the papers say about the Gatwick airport chaosNewspapers blame ‘lone-wolf’ and eco-warriors for Christmas holiday travel nightmare
- Gatwick drone chaos: operator not yet found but flights resume as airport reopens – liveAirport website tells passengers to check before travel but limited number of flights start arriving and departing
Times Online
- Gatwick drone incident was inevitable [Subscription]Technology to keep airports safe needs to be co-ordinated and strengthened urgently
- Gatwick Airport reopens after drone shuts down runway [Subscription]Gatwick reopened its runway this morning after a drone forced a near 36-hour closure of Britain’s second-biggest airport.
London Evening Standard
- Virgin Atlantic wins High Court injunction to halt pilots' strike over ChristmasVirgin Atlantic has won a High Court injunction to halt a series of planned strikes by pilots over the festive season.
- Gatwick disruption latest: Runway reopens after drone brings airport to complete standstill, airlines sayGatwick Airport's runway has reopened and flights are expected to resume after days of drone chaos, airlines have said.
Aviation Industry
- DOJ investigating Airbus over ‘middlemen’ jetliner salesShares in Airbus nosedived Dec. 20 after reports surfaced that the US Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating the company’s use of middlemen in jetliner sales. read more
- High Court bans Virgin Atlantic pilot strike UK long-haul specialist Virgin Atlantic (VA), facing a strike by one of its pilots’ unions in the run-up to Christmas, won a court injunction halting the industrial action Dec. 20. read more
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