{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/11a7f7fa-c58e-5d12-a59c-8b912694d5f2/6461f8d1c9b9620011ba9e72?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"May 15th - Suspected drone disrupts and diverts Gatwick Airport flights","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba00821a8cbe9ccc3cf08d/show-cover.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Flights&nbsp;from&nbsp;Gatwick Airport&nbsp;were halted this afternoon due to reports of drone activity close to the airspace.</p><p><br></p><p>At least 12 inbound flights were diverted away from Gatwick for almost an hour while an investigation took place into the suspected drone.</p><p><br></p><p>Gatwick is the busiest single-runway airport in the world, with little slack in the system when schedules unravel.</p><p><br></p><p>This podcast is free, much like my weekly newsletter -<a href=\"https://www.independent.co.uk/independent-premium#newsletters\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> subscribe here</a> to get it in your inbox every Friday.</p>","author_name":"The Independent"}