![A passenger aircraft operated by British Airways, a unit of International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (IAG), taxis past other standing British Airways aircraft at Terminal 5 at London Heathrow Airport in London, U.K., on Monday, Dec. 24, 2018. British Airways-owner International Consolidated Airlines Group SA and budget carriers EasyJet Plc and Ryanair Holdings Plc all have significant revenue exposure to the U.K., according to analysts at Bernstein. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/V2AYK2F3NG5RGQ72JUV3Q376GE.jpg?smart=true&auth=fdd9cfa97f85e70e3b0aa39080cac6d1d6e0b2ceec510acee429e9bc09d175bc&width=400&height=225)
A passenger aircraft operated by British Airways at Terminal 5 at London Heathrow Airport. Bloomberg.
A passenger aircraft operated by British Airways at Terminal 5 at London Heathrow Airport. Bloomberg.
Flights briefly stopped at Heathrow Airport over drone sighting
Only a month ago nearby Gatwick airport was closed for the same reasons
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The National
09 January, 2019