Flights halted following drone incident at Heathrow Airport in London

It's happening again.

Less than three weeks ago, over 100,000 people were affected when hundreds of flights were grounded, as a drone wreaked havoc with people's Christmas plans at Gatwick. It has now been reported that on Tuesday, 8 January, a similar incident has taken place in Heathrow. The Airport's official Twitter page alerted people in a post which read: "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." https://twitter.com/HeathrowAirport/status/1082695381379702784 Although it has not yet been confirmed, police are currently investigating the area following the reported drone sighting. Website FlightRadar.com currently shows a number of flights hovering around the airport.