Officials in Ireland have earned plaudits over the years for encouraging new technologies as drivers of innovation and economic growth, but they aren’t getting any applause for their perplexingly sluggish response in dealing with a series of drone sightings that have disrupted traffic at Dublin Airport, causing multiple flights to be redirected.

Dublin Airport’s latest closure by drone intrusions occurred last Thursday, when a late afternoon sighting halted departing airline flights for about a half hour and caused several incoming planes to be diverted. It marked the sixth UAV-provoked disruption in less than two months that created delays for outbound travelers, and forced passengers aboard arrivals rerouted to Belfast or Shannon to make the respective 135 km and 196 km commutes back to Dublin by road. 

One estimate put the number of people adversely affected by Thursday’s suspension alone at 200,000. 

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Source: dronedj.com