London - Police and the army have put in
place "mitigating measures" to allow Gatwick Airport to reopen
and prevent drones from interfering with operations, its chief
operating officer said on Friday.
Chris Woodroofe said police had not found those responsible
yet and refused to say whether the new measures included a plan
to shoot any drones out of the sky. He added that just under 700
departures were planned for Friday.
Britain on Thursday called in the military and police
snipers to hunt down the operators of drones that repeatedly
flew near to Britain's second-largest airport, causing 36 hours
of travel chaos after all flights were grounded.
"We have been working overnight with the police, with a
number of government agencies and with the military to put in
place additional mitigating measures which have enabled me to
reopen our airport," Woodroofe told BBC radio.