London's Gatwick and Heathrow airports have ordered military-grade anti-drone defences worth "several million pounds" after drones caused 3 days of disruption at Gatwick last month, the airports confirmed Thursday. "While I can't go into detail about exactly what we have, I can confirm this was an investment of several million pounds to ensure we are at an equivalent level to that provided by the Armed Forces," a Gatwick spokesperson said. Gatwick said the new equipment had been in place for over a week. Heathrow also said it had ordered the equipment. It said it was working closely with authorities including the police and looking at relevant technology to combat the threat of drones. <br/>
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China's aviation regulator published Thursday plans for airline relocation to Beijing's new mega-airport set to open this year and said it would let foreign carriers decide which of the capital's airports they will use. Beijing Daxing International, due to open in September, will accommodate 72m passengers a year by 2025 and is expected to become one of the world's busiest airports upon completion. This will be the city's second such facility and help relieve pressure on Beijing Capital International Airport, whose annual capacity has reached 100m passengers. China initially planned to relocate airlines from the SkyTeam alliance to the new airport, while Star Alliance airlines would stay at the existing Beijing airport. <br/>