UK: Drone campaign fails to halt Heathrow flights
London Heathrow remained fully operational Sept 13 despite attempts by climate change activists to disrupt flights by flying small UAVs within the airport’s exclusion zone. Twelve people have been arrested “on suspicion of conspiracy to commit a public nuisance,” London police said. There has been no breach of airport security and all 12 were being held in custody, the police said. The protest group, Heathrow Pause, threatened to shut down the airport for days by flying small drones at no higher than head height within the 5 km exclusion zone, where UAV flights are illegal, then turn themselves in to the police. The group said the drones would not pose a threat to aircraft, but Heathrow’s policies would require it to halt flights if UAVs were known to be active in the area. <br/>
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UK: Drone campaign fails to halt Heathrow flights
London Heathrow remained fully operational Sept 13 despite attempts by climate change activists to disrupt flights by flying small UAVs within the airport’s exclusion zone. Twelve people have been arrested “on suspicion of conspiracy to commit a public nuisance,” London police said. There has been no breach of airport security and all 12 were being held in custody, the police said. The protest group, Heathrow Pause, threatened to shut down the airport for days by flying small drones at no higher than head height within the 5 km exclusion zone, where UAV flights are illegal, then turn themselves in to the police. The group said the drones would not pose a threat to aircraft, but Heathrow’s policies would require it to halt flights if UAVs were known to be active in the area. <br/>
