Departing flights were suspended for about half an hour on Friday morning at the airport, one of the busiest in the world.
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Passenger Took Loaded Gun by Accident on Delta Flight to Tokyo, T.S.A. Says
The passenger carried the gun through a security checkpoint in Atlanta on Jan. 2, but T.S.A. officials said the government shutdown did not play a role in the security breach.
Drone Disrupts Heathrow, Prompting a Scramble to Improve Security
The decision to restrict traffic at the busiest airport in Europe came not long after nearby Gatwick was closed for parts of three days because of drone sightings.
Gatwick Airport Drone: Lots of Second-Guessing, but Not Many Answers
After the London airport was closed for almost 36 hours last week, officials are calling for new investigators, critiquing government readiness and suggesting new solutions.
1 Broken Drone, No Video, 2 Suspects Released: Gatwick Episode Doesn’t Add Up
Flummoxed officials insist that the case of reported drone sightings at the airport, which led to about 1,000 flights being diverted or canceled, is “not back to square one.”
‘Damaged’ Drone Found Near Gatwick; Arrested Couple Are Freed Without Charge
The drone was being forensically examined, and a police chief said two people held for questioning were “no longer suspects in the drone incidents at Gatwick.”
Married Couple Arrested Over Drone Incursions at Gatwick Airport
The man, 47, and woman, 54, were being held on suspicion of disrupting civil aviation services after three days of chaos at Britain’s second-largest airport.
Gatwick Airport Closes After Drone Is Spotted
Gatwick Airport shut down after a drone appeared in what authorities are calling “a deliberate act” to disrupt air travel.
The Airports of the Future Have Arrived
Two of the biggest airports in the world — Istanbul and Beijing — aim to make travel easier and faster for the passengers who use them.
A Big New Airport Shows China’s Strengths (and Weaknesses)
Built in just five years, Beijing’s new airport will be one of the world’s largest. But it might not have been needed if the military hadn’t claimed most of China’s airspace.