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Gatwick airport shuts runway for almost an hour over 'suspected drone' - Sky News

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Published May 14,2023
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Passengers wait at Gatwick Airport in West Sussex, England, Sunday Dec. 20, 2020. (AP File photo)

Britain's Gatwick airport shut its runway for almost an hour on Sunday over a "suspected drone" incident, Sky News reported.

Operations at London Gatwick were suspended temporarily while investigations into the sighting of a suspected drone close to the airfield took place, the report said, citing a Gatwick spokesperson.

The investigation was completed and the airfield reopened almost an hour later.