The runway at Heathrow Airport has been closed due to a possible drone sighting.
The news comes just weeks after London's Gatwick Airport descended into chaos amid reported drone sightings which caused the cancellation of flights both inbound and outbound of the airport.
Heathrow Airport confirmed that they are working with the met Police to prevent any threat to operational safety.
The airport tweeted:
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"We are responding to a drone sighting at Heathrow and are working closely with the Met Police to prevent any threat to operational safety. As a precautionary measure, we have stopped departures while we investigate. We apologise to passengers for any inconvenience this may cause."
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