NewDrone in near-miss with passenger jet at London Heathrow
Incident in July was said to have posed 'serious risk' of collision with Airbus
A passenger jet was involved in a near-miss with a drone at London Heathrow, one of the world’s busiest airports, a report cited by the Sunday Times newspaper said.
The drone was involved in an incident with an Airbus A320, which can carry up to 180 passengers, on July 22 while flying at an altitude of 213 metres.
A full, official report into the incident will be published Friday, the newspaper said, amid growing concern over the risks of shop-bought drones to commercial flights.
The incident is expected to be given an incident risk rating of A, the highest of five categories as defined by the UK Airprox Board (UKAB).
This is defined to mean there was a “serious risk of collision”.
Drones are set to be one of this year’s biggest-selling Christmas presents in Britain, according to electronics retailers, with some models available for as little as GBP30 (HK$362).