The drone attack that caused chaos at Gatwick Airport on Christmas Eve was carried out by someone with knowledge of the airport's operating procedures, officials believe.
The Gatwick boss told BBC Panorama that the person flying the drone "appeared to have been able to see what was happening on the runway."
In turn, Sussex Police told the TV program that the possibility of an insider being involved in the attack was a βcredibleβ version of the ongoing investigation.
Due to the appearance of a drone near the runway at the UK's second busiest airport, flights had to be suspended for 33 hours between December 19 and 21 last year. As a result, about 1000 flights were canceled or delayed, affecting about 140 thousand passengers.
Source: 3dnews.ru