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Jersey Airport Brought To Standstill By Drones, Demonstrating Britain's World-Leading Defences Against Small Toys

Flights were disrupted on Saturday evening after 'persistent' drone activity near Jersey Airport, an aviation system apparently capable of withstanding storms, fog and holidaymakers but not a man with a remote control. Authorities are investigating, using the established method of looking up. The incident suggests lessons were learned from Gatwick in 2018, and filed carefully somewhere.

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