Gatwick Airport has been forced to briefly suspend all outbound flights due to a hot air balloon straying into its airspace.Incoming planes were not affected.
A spokeswoman for the airport in West Sussex said all departures were temporarily suspended just after 9am for safety reasons when the hot air balloon was spotted, although she did not know where it had been located.
All flights have now resumed as normal after the balloon moved out of the flight path.
Only five departing flights were disrupted during the delay while the air balloon moved away, the spokeswoman added.
She said the planes were lining up on the runway and waiting to take off by 9.20am.
"The airport is not closed and arrival flights are still landing, but departing flights were suspended for safety reasons," she added. Source
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