[Travel] Drones spotted at LGW.

[Bozza]

My flight to Gatwick is now cancelled. And EasyJet can’t fly me until Saturday night. And I have a reservation at St John tomorrow lunch time....I like a challenge!

The worst thing with these cancellations is that you get moved to the next available flight but, at busy times of year, there aren't too many empty seats on following flights so you can wait many days if not weeks to get a seat.

Given the time of year, Saturday evening doesn't sound too bad, restaurant booking aside.

 

[Madafwo]

Flying over the lake district now. Guessing it has been diverted to Glasgow/Edinburgh

VIR44B is next up for work avoidance, just coming over north Wales now from Las Vegas.

 

[Springal]

Gatwick activists apparently. How can the crusties afford a drone ?

 

[LamieRobertson]

Take the car via Eurotunnel?

He said he likes a challenge dont make it easy for him

 

[Easy 10]

This kind of carnage cannot be allowed to continue. I think we're getting to a point now where there needs to be much stricter regulation and control on the sale of drones. Currently anyone can buy them as toys and basically do what they want with them, but given the dangers and havoc they are causing now, maybe they need to be licensed and registered to an owner (18+), in the same way you'd have to if you were buying a gun. Don't make them so readily available to the general public.

It wouldn't completely eradicate the problem overnight, but its a step in the right direction.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Take the car via Eurotunnel?

If I owned a car it might be an option.

 

[nicko31]

Gatwick activists apparently. How can the crusties afford a drone ?

Activists against airport expansion?

 

[Springal]

Activists against airport expansion?

Apparently. My dad works up there..

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Worried about mine bit seems fine (although not boarding yet)

Don't worry, I'm sure Ernest can start a funny thread about it - will crack you up

 

[nicko31]

This kind of carnage cannot be allowed to continue. I think we're getting to a point now where there needs to be much stricter regulation and control on the sale of drones. Currently anyone can buy them as toys and basically do what they want with them, but given the dangers and havoc they are causing now, maybe they need to be licensed and registered to an owner (18+), in the same way you'd have to if you were buying a gun. Don't make them so readily available to the general public.

It wouldn't completely eradicate the problem overnight, but its a step in the right direction.

My understanding is they are geo-locked if you register them. Its a classic case of technology moving faster than legislation

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

This kind of carnage cannot be allowed to continue. I think we're getting to a point now where there needs to be much stricter regulation and control on the sale of drones. Currently anyone can buy them as toys and basically do what they want with them, but given the dangers and havoc they are causing now, maybe they need to be licensed and registered to an owner (18+), in the same way you'd have to if you were buying a gun. Don't make them so readily available to the general public.

It wouldn't completely eradicate the problem overnight, but its a step in the right direction.

Waffle about this on radio 5. Talk abeout regulation based on the weight of the drone.....bit late now the horse has bolted I would imagine.

 

[Official Old Man]

Damn you, I'm now watching it to find out where its going to end up. Bonnie Scotland looks likely now.

Glasgow. Flipping Heck. There are bound to be people on that flight with onward connections for Christmas who are now 100's of miles from home. Even passengers just flying back to Sussex are now in Scotland. I bet they keep them on the plane as well whilst re-fueling, waiting for Gatwick to open.

 

[Diablo]

This kind of carnage cannot be allowed to continue. I think we're getting to a point now where there needs to be much stricter regulation and control on the sale of drones. Currently anyone can buy them as toys and basically do what they want with them, but given the dangers and havoc they are causing now, maybe they need to be licensed and registered to an owner (18+), in the same way you'd have to if you were buying a gun. Don't make them so readily available to the general public.

It wouldn't completely eradicate the problem overnight, but its a step in the right direction.

Endangering the life of many hundreds flying...Attempted manslaughter at least !!

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

The worst thing with these cancellations is that you get moved to the next available flight but, at busy times of year, there aren't too many empty seats on following flights so you can wait many days if not weeks to get a seat.

Given the time of year, Saturday evening doesn't sound too bad, restaurant booking aside.

Agree. The main objective is to get to the U.K. at the mo.

When the flight was cancelled it logged onto the Disruption Management part of the EasyJet app and in the few seconds I took to decide which option to take I saw in real time tomorrow’s and Sat morning flights disappear as they became fully booked. It was a weird feeling. As an aside I’m also going to Bournemouth, so Saturday night was not a good option.

All that said, I’ve just booked a Eurowings flight at 5pm to LHR.

 

[surrey jim]

Flight WJA3 from Toronto currently on its 5th lap around North Wales. Are the passengers rebelling about having to land at Liverpool?
Still going round. 6th lap

Damn you, I'm now watching it to find out where its going to end up. Bonnie Scotland looks likely now.

On final approach to land in Glasgow

 

[Thunder Bolt]

If I owned a car it might be an option.

Eurostar?

 

[Bry Nylon]

Agree. The main objective is to get to the U.K. at the mo.

When the flight was cancelled it logged onto the Disruption Management part of the EasyJet app and in the few seconds I took to decide which option to take I saw in real time tomorrow’s and Sat morning flights disappear as they became fully booked. It was a weird feeling. As an aside I’m also going to Bournemouth, so Saturday night was not a good option.

All that said, I’ve just booked a Eurowings flight at 5pm to LHR.

Doesn't help you, I know, but coincidentally I've just secured a last minute cancellation for St Johns for Saturday lunchtime. What are the chances of that?!

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Glasgow. Flipping Heck. There are bound to be people on that flight with onward connections for Christmas who are now 100's of miles from home. Even passengers just flying back to Sussex are now in Scotland. I bet they keep them on the plane as well whilst re-fueling, waiting for Gatwick to open.

Some train companies are offering journeys on production of boarding passes. LNER are according to Twitter.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Round them up, put them in a field and bomb the b'stards.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

He said he likes a challenge dont make it easy for him

What’s easy about hiring a car, driving 700 miles and leaving the hire car in another country (I’m not returning directly home)