Ryanair have called for action after flights in and out of Dublin Airport were suspended due to "illegal" drone activity.
Thousands of passengers were affected by the drone activity which caused the airport to close at 7:03pm for a approximately 45 minutes on Monday.
Four Ryanair flights were prevented from landing, three had to be diverted to Belfast and one to Shannon airport, and a number of flights that were due to take off from Dublin Airport were delayed.
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This was the third day of disruptions at Dublin Airport due to drone activity following a suspension of flights on Friday and Saturday for the same reason.
Ryanair repeated its call to Minister Ryan to take immediate action and instead of staying silent confirm what actions are being implemented to prevent further disruptions to passengers due to apparent drone activity at Ireland’s largest airport.
A spokesperson for Ryanair said: “It is unacceptable that thousands of passengers have now faced a 3rd day of disruptions due to apparent drone activity at Dublin airport.
"With disruptions to flights to/from Dublin airport on Fri, Sat and now again today (Mon Feb 6th) Minister Ryan has stayed silent and failed to confirm what actions are being implemented to prevent further disruption to passengers.
"We are yet again calling on Minister Ryan to confirm what action is being taken to protect the country’s main airport from repeated disruptions from illegal drone activity.”
The Dublin Airport Authority slammed those flying the drones and warned the "reckless and irresponsible" will be prosecuted. It is illegal to fly a drone within 5km of the Airport.
A DAA statement read: "Flight operations at Dublin Airport were once again suspended this evening (Monday) for safety reasons after a drone was spotted on the airfield. Following a suspension of around 40 minutes, flight operations restarted around 19.45.
"The reckless and irresponsible behaviour of those causing ongoing drone disruptions at Dublin Airport is unacceptable. Those found responsible will face prosecution.
"While safety and security remain our top priorities such disruptions cause huge inconvenience to our passengers. Again, we would remind the public that it is illegal to fly drones within 5km of the airport."
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