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Gatwick closed (mod note post 1)

Mebuntu

LGW has been closed for some time. Diversions in progress.

Mod Note added 23/12/2018:

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Irish Steve

Sky News just reporting that it's due to the presence of 2 drones over the airport. Hope they manage to catch whoever is responsible.

AndyBoBandy

BBC reporting its due to a drone being sighted near the field

Mebuntu

Looks like 4 x easyJet gone to Cardiff, 1 to CDG, 1 heading North over Milton Keynes and another to STN.

EDIT: Another 2 gone to CDG. The one heading North is gone to MAN.

EDIT: FR119 and EI249 LGW-DUB still on the ground. I wonder if the crew will be out of hours?

endacl

Irish Steve wrote: »

Sky News just reporting that it's due to the presence of 2 drones over the airport. Hope they manage to catch whoever is responsible.

Bloody things should be licensed. Anybody who doesn't want to act the prat with them shouldn't have an issue.

Car99

LGW Still closed , not expected to reopen the runway before 0800 . Massive disruption.

Gaoth Laidir

A4096/18 NOTAMR A4095/18
Q) EGTT/QAZXX/IV/NBO/AE/000/023/5109N00011W003
A) EGKK

1812200619 C) 1812200900
E) AIRPORT UNAVALABLE DUE TO DRONE ACTIVITY WITHIN GATWICK ATZ
CREATED: 20 Dec 2018 06:19:00
SOURCE: EUECYIYN

sparrowcar

Authorities believe it's a coordinated attack by persons with resources.

GBX

Why can't they take these drones out of the sky. Apparently still flying? Eagles/ hawks or even the army/ RAF?

The Black Oil

GBX wrote: »

Why can't they take these drones out of the sky. Apparently still flying? Eagles/ hawks or even the army/ RAF?

On BBC Radio 4 they said there was concern about stray bullets.

DOCARCH

GBX wrote: »

Why can't they take these drones out of the sky. Apparently still flying? Eagles/ hawks or even the army/ RAF?

Or even a drone catcher! https://dronecatcher.nl/#specs

TheBigEvil

Just fire off an EMP. Job done

:D:D

fricatus

sparrowcar wrote: »

Authorities believe it's a coordinated attack by persons with resources.

это не правда!!!

Dardania

fricatus wrote: »

это не правда!!!

Just doing some sight-seeing of the very historic Gatwick area

robinph

The Black Oil wrote: »

GBX wrote: »

Why can't they take these drones out of the sky. Apparently still flying? Eagles/ hawks or even the army/ RAF?

On BBC Radio 4 they said there was concern about stray bullets.

Not like there are many people hanging around the runway area likely to be hit. Not sure what the problem is, other than them finding a bullet on the runway in a few years time and having forgotten that they fired it so there being a security alert due to that.

Bubbaclaus

robinph wrote: »

Not like there are many people hanging around the runway area likely to be hit. Not sure what the problem is, other than them finding a bullet on the runway in a few years time and having forgotten that they fired it so there being a security alert due to that.

I don't think you appreciate how far a bullet shot into the air can travel and the speed and unpredictability at which it returns to earth when shot upwards.

knucklehead6

It's certainly not a one shot one kill situation

https://youtu.be/wmTKktd9xCc

robinph

Bubbaclaus wrote: »

robinph wrote: »

Not like there are many people hanging around the runway area likely to be hit. Not sure what the problem is, other than them finding a bullet on the runway in a few years time and having forgotten that they fired it so there being a security alert due to that.

I don't think you appreciate how far a bullet shot into the air can travel and the speed and unpredictability at which it returns to earth when shot upwards.

Admittedly firing a load of bullets at it would be fairly futile anyway. A souped up tennis ball launcher would be a better way to down the drone, just need to be close enough.

lawred2

Crash another drone into it

Dardania

I wonder if they're trying to triangulate any command signals to it, and that's the delay about intervening...

lawred2

kinda concerning... what's to stop a worldwide concerted effort to shut airports down?

if all it takes is one man and his drone...

sparrowcar

fricatus wrote: »

это не правда!!!

I heard it on a conference call this morning..

robinph

lawred2 wrote: »

kinda concerning... what's to stop a worldwide concerted effort to shut airports down?

if all it takes is one man and his drone...

I heard them saying there were two of them, presumably taking it in turns to fly and recharge their batteries.

It's unusual (but good) that there doesn't seem to be any TV cameras out and about around the perimeter or showing footage of the drones. Normally an incident going on this long right next to London and there would be 360 coverage from TV cameras setup.

Nijmegen

Dardania wrote: »

I wonder if they're trying to triangulate any command signals to it, and that's the delay about intervening...

If someone was thinking this through perhaps they'd have the drones programmed to run themselves within the set area of the airfield. Whomever is at it, it's a helluva demonstration of the ease with which bad actors can cause a lot of economic damage.

AGC

Extended now until midday

Tabnabs

All that technology and not a spear in sight...

lawred2

lol

Padraig Mor

sparrowcar wrote: »

Authorities believe it's a coordinated attack by persons with resources.

Any chance it's some of the locals who are trying to stop the second runway?

sparrowcar

Padraig Mor wrote: »

Any chance it's some of the locals who are trying to stop the second runway?

Possibly.
Could also be kids high on energy drinks.
Any Anti government group
Any terror group
A drunk wedding photographer.

Mebuntu

Aer Lingus cancelled their early flight from DUB to Gatwick but Ryanair flew theirs to Stansted instead. Good solution.

glenfieldman

sparrowcar wrote: »

Possibly.
Could also be kids high on energy drinks.
Any Anti government group
Any terror group
A drunk wedding photographer.

LOL