How lng before airports etc have their own seek and destroy drones?
Currently have a selection of rifles and shotguns, ostensibly for wildlife management purposes, but I suspect that this event will see the acquisition of something more sophisticated...
Apparently the Police won't attempt to shoot the drones down for safety reasons.
I think most people would think "Just shoot the bastards down so we can get our flight!"
That's pretty much the concensus on Twitter at the moment. Shooting them down now it's daylight should be a forgone conclusion, but allowing them to fly increases the chance of a successful prosecution. After all, the bulk of the disruption has already happened... I wouldn't be at all surprised if flights are canned for the day to enable the situation to be fully resolved, with the displaced aircraft being returned to Gatwick overnight ready for a clean start tomorrow.
I suspect that the idiots involved are swapping batteries whilst moving location, thereby avoiding detection and enabling the sustained disruption. And as they're clearly organised, it stands to reason they are running shifts.