A drone closes Gatwick airport

Craig Murray's twitter comments knock the nail on the head.

London's Gatwick Airport reopens after drone chaos

London's Gatwick Airport partially reopened Friday after drones caused a security alert that shut down Britain’s second-busiest airport for more than 24 hours. But the chaos isn't over yet.

The airport said in a statement that "a limited number of aircraft" were scheduled for departure and arrival and that these would be "subject to delays and cancellations."

Thousands of passengers have been stranded or delayed at the airport. Many slept on benches and floors and complained of cold and uncomfortable conditions in terminals. About 43 million passengers use Gatwick each year and 110,000 were scheduled to pass through Thursday, one of the busiest days of the holiday season.

The drones were first spotted flying over the airfield south of London on Wednesday.