UK Police Arrest Man and Woman Over Gatwick Drone Disruption

UK Police Arrest Man and Woman Over Gatwick Drone Disruption
Passengers wait around in the South Terminal building at Gatwick Airport after drones flying illegally over the airfield forced the closure of the airport on Dec. 20, 2018. Reuters/Peter Nicholls
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LONDON—Police have arrested a man and a woman after rogue drone operators crippled London’s Gatwick Airport for three days by repeatedly flying onto the airfield, sparking a major security response.

Britain’s second-largest airport was forced to close its runway in the run up to Christmas after drones started appearing on the site south of London in the most disruptive incursion from unmanned aerial vehicles at any major airport.