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Operations temporarily suspended at London Heathrow due to drone activity

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Last updated: June 24, 2025, 13:22 UTC
Published: Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at 13:22 UTC
Category: Europe Incident UK
Author: AIRLIVE contibutors
Data: LHR
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A drone flying over terminal, forced the biggest London Airport to halt flight operations today.

As a drone was reported around Terminal 4 at London Heathrow the Airport the operations were temporarily suspended.

Several aircraft while on final approach to runway 27L were forced to make a go around:

  • British Airways flight BA987 from Berlin
  • British Airways flight BA1341 from Jersey
  • British Airways flight BA431 from Amsterdam
  • British Airways flight BA949 from Munich

Takeoffs were also halted on runway 27R before the operations resumed.

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