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Flights suspended again at London Gatwick after drone report

London • In a new nightmare for holiday travel, flights were suspended again at London’s Gatwick Airport after reports that another drone had been spotted over the airport late Friday afternoon, the airport and British police said.

A new drone was reportedly seen around 5:10 p.m. at Britain's second-busiest airport, which operates 30 miles (45 kilometers) south of London.

Incoming planes circled over Gatwick because they could not land and outgoing planes were kept on the tarmac while the drone report was investigated.

Airport officials tweeted that takeoffs and landing were stopped "as a precaution.