UK Heathrow Airport Says Resumes Departure Flights After Brief Suspension

UK Heathrow Airport Says Resumes Departure Flights After Brief Suspension

London's Heathrow international airport has resumed departure flights after a suspension over an unmanned aerial vehicle sighting, the airport's press service said Tuesday.

MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 09th January, 2019) London's Heathrow international airport has resumed departure flights after a suspension over an unmanned aerial vehicle sighting, the airport's press service said Tuesday.

Earlier in the day, Heathrow halted departure flights as a precaution after a drone was spotted in the airport.

"We continue to work with the Met Police on reports of drones at Heathrow. We are working with Air Traffic Control and the Met Police, and have resumed departures out of Heathrow after a short suspension. We will continue to monitor this and apologise to anyone that were affected," the statement on Twitter reads.

Earlier in January, UK's two busiest airports, Gatwick and Heathrow, reportedly ordered military-grade technology to ward off drones after they disrupted a thousand flights in December.