Two arrested over London’s Gatwick airport drone disruption

“Our runway is open and we aim to run a full schedule on Saturday, December 22,” a statement on the airport website said. “Passengers should expect some delays and cancellations as we continue to recover our operations following three days of disruption and are advised to check with their airline before travelling to the airport.”

The announcement came hours after Sussex police announced that two people were arrested late on Friday over the “criminal use of drones” that caused travel chaos for passengers at Gatwick airport.

Police said the two people arrested were a man and a woman and were detained “in the Gatwick area”, Britain’s Press Association reported.

Tens of thousands of passengers were affected and hundreds of flights cancelled during a 36-hour shutdown after the first drones were spotted on Wednesday.