London’s Gatwick Airport has re-opened after the threat of drones closed its runway to traffic for over 32 hours, affecting at least 115,000 Christmas travellers.
Britain’s second-biggest airport received its first arrival just before 6am GMT on Friday after flights were halted just after 9pm on Wednesday.
The decision to re-open the hub came despite police and specially-drafted armed forces failing to find the drones or their operator, whose identity and motives remain unknown.
Passengers travelling today have been advised to check before they set off.
Gatwick’s chief operating officer, Chris Woodroofe, said the hub has scheduled almost 700 departures so far.
Woodroofe told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “Our advice to our passengers is to check with their airline on each of those flights that they’re intending to get, to establish whether it’s one of the flights that’s being operated or one of the flights that’s being cancelled, before they come to the airport.
