Flyers distributed to plane spotters as Dublin Airport seeks to prevent drone incidents
Flights were temporarily suspended at Dublin Airport 21 February due to a drone sighting.
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Flights were temporarily suspended at Dublin Airport 21 February due to a drone sighting.
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The Ministry of Defence confirmed the news.
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The rise in activity has been noticed over the past two days.
Aer Lingus and Ryanair confirm they do not fly over Ukrainian air space and flights are not impacted by the restrictions.
The move comes amid tensions between South Korea and China over competing territorial claims.
Air traffic saw a growth of 3.9 per cent in June – but how many flights were there per day on average?
Is this the future of European military airspace?
The restrictions will last from Sunday, 16 until Tuesday, 18 June.
A recent incident involving pigeons which forced an Aer Lingus plane to abandon its flight to London has highlighted the measures Dublin Airport takes to keep the skies around the runway bird-free.
However, Irish air traffic has returned to ‘modest growth’ in 2012, and there are signs that a more consistent growth will emerge, said the Irish Aviation Authority.
What was the busiest day for flights last month?
Syria says it banned flights from Turkey “in accordance with the principle of reciprocity”.
Irish peace groups have outlined the “aviation, human rights, and international humanitarian law” which are being violated by the use of the airport by foreign military.
Turkey says that the plane’s cargo “did not comply with rules of civil aviation” as tensions between the two countries escalate.
According to the IAA, there was an average of 1,590 daily flights during August 2012. But what was the busiest day?
Fewer flights into and out of each of the three state airports last month.
The drones can coordinate their movements to fly in formation.