Flight operations have resumed at Dublin Airport after a brief suspension due to drone activity
FLIGHT ACTIVITY IN Dublin Airport was briefly suspended this evening due to drone activity.
Flight operations resumed at 18.59 after a confirmed drone sighting suspected operations at 18.27. @GardaTraffic was immediately advised. 3 flights were diverted discommoding passengers as a result of this reckless & illegal activity of flying a drone within 5km of @DublinAirportOne woman, whose flight was diverted to Shannon Airport this evening told The Journal/em> that passengers were frustrated but in good spirits. They are currently waiting on the tarmac to fly back to Dublin.
A spokesperson for airport operator DAA told The Journal last week: “The State must consider counter drone technology for use by the Department of Defence to take down drones that threaten passengers and aircraft activity in such a reckless manner.”
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