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| Gatwick drones: Two arrested over flight disruption | Gatwick drones: Two arrested over flight disruption |
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| Two people have been arrested in connection with a string of drone sightings which brought Gatwick Airport to a standstill. | Two people have been arrested in connection with a string of drone sightings which brought Gatwick Airport to a standstill. |
| Sussex Police said it made the arrests at about 22:00 GMT on Friday. | Sussex Police said it made the arrests at about 22:00 GMT on Friday. |
| Flights from Gatwick were grounded for more than a day after the devices were seen near the runway. | Flights from Gatwick were grounded for more than a day after the devices were seen near the runway. |
| The force said "pro-active" investigations into "the criminal use of drones" continued, and urged the public to contact it with information. | The force said "pro-active" investigations into "the criminal use of drones" continued, and urged the public to contact it with information. |
| Police have yet to disclose the ages and genders of those arrested and where they were apprehended. | |
| Supt James Collis said officers remained at the airport, ready to "detect and mitigate" further drone flights by deploying a range of tactics. | |
| He asked passengers and people living nearby to remain vigilant and report any suspicions. | |
| "Every line of inquiry will remain open to us until we are confident that we have mitigated further threats to the safety of passengers," he added. | |
| Gatwick reopened on Friday morning after dozens of flights were disrupted, affecting more than 100,000 travellers. | |
| The runway was closed again for a short time after a further confirmed sighting at 17:10. | |
| A spokeswoman for the airport said military measures put in place at the airfield made it safe to reopen. | A spokeswoman for the airport said military measures put in place at the airfield made it safe to reopen. |
| Eleven inbound flights were diverted to other airports during the latest suspension and, while outbound flights would experience a "knock-on delay", none had been cancelled, she said. | |
| However, the BBC has been contacted by people claiming their flights were cancelled. | |
| Have you been affected by the suspension of flights at Gatwick Airport? You can get in touch by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. | Have you been affected by the suspension of flights at Gatwick Airport? You can get in touch by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. |
| Please include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. You can also contact us in the following ways: | Please include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. You can also contact us in the following ways: |
| Or use the form below | Or use the form below |