article_snippet.sent: Manchester Airport was forced to temporarily suspend flights today after a drone was reported buzzing around the area, causing disruption for hundreds of travellers.
article_snippet.sent: All flights were halted for about 20 minutes after a drone raised fears that the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) could collide with a passenger jet.
article_snippet.sent: Some departing flights were delayed and some incoming flights were diverted to other airports while a police helicopter scoured the area shortly after 11:30am.
article_snippet.sent: Flights were delayed or diverted while a police helicopter scoured the area around Manchester Airport .
article_snippet.sent: Flights resumed after the police search failed to turn up any evidence that a drone was operating in air space used by commercial airliners.
article_snippet.sent: Due to a report of a potential drone sighting in airspace near to Manchester Airport, some flights have experienced short delays and a small number of flights have diverted to alternative airports while Greater Manchester Police carried out an investigation using Greater Manchester Police police helicopter.
article_snippet.sent: John Mayhew, Nats’ general manager for air traffic services at Manchester Airport, said: ‘Flying drones in the close vicinity to any airport without permission is completely unacceptable, with the reported sighting causing delays to inbound and outbound traffic and the diversion of a small number aircraft to other airports.