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SUSPECTED drone sightings sparked chaos at Gatwick Airport this afternoon, with runways shut down and planes diverted. All operations at the major air terminal stopped this afternoon as authorities…

SUSPECTED drone sightings sparked chaos at Gatwick Airport this afternoon, with runways shut down and planes diverted.

All operations at the major air terminal stopped this afternoon as authorities hunted what was believed to be up to threeSuspected drone sightings plunged Gatwick into chaosCredit: Twitter Twelve aircraft were diverted at the last minute as the search got underway at around 1.45pm this afternoon. bosses did not confirm if anything had been found, but announced that operations resumed just over an hour later.It comes after Gatwick was shut down before

2018 after a pair of drones flew over the airfield, causing nearly 1,000 to be cancelled or diverted.

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