Drone Sighting Halts Departures at Heathrow Airport

Re:Drone Sighting Halts Departures at Heathrow Airport by venantius on Tuesday January 08, 2019 @02:21PM (#18858641)

When can I buy travel insurance that covers “drones at the airport”?

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Re:Drone Sighting Halts Departures at Heathrow Airport by giarc on Tuesday January 08, 2019 @05:03PM (#18860184)

I think your comment is tongue in cheek, but I wonder if trip interruption insurance would cover this?

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Re:Drone Sighting Halts Departures at Heathrow Airport by fathead_glacier on Wednesday January 09, 2019 @01:08AM (#18862683)

Unfortunately no. According to the BBC [0] the Civil Aviation Authority considers a drone interference accident as an extraordinary circumstance. Therefore, the EU rules for compensation do not apply.

However, it makes me wonder if and when third party insurance companies will start offering this as a service.

[0] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46632302

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