UK mobilizes lawyers to keep report on Gatwick 'drone' chaos under wraps

Exclusive The UK's Department for Transport (DfT) is assembling government lawyers to fight the Information Commissioner's decision that it must release a document summarizing the lessons from the 2018 Gatwick drone chaos.

Government sources confirmed the development to The Register this week – the latest in a series of attempts made by the DfT to prevent the "Lessons Report" document from being released in full.

This incident review document is likely to provide greater detail about what exactly happened during the 2018 disruption at London Gatwick Airport, which prevented around 800 flights from taking off, affecting around 120,000 passengers. Officials blamed the situation on drone sightings, although experts disagree.

The DfT has also allegedly attempted to conceal the document's existence, despite requests made under Freedom of Information laws explicitly seeking its release.

Ian Hudson is one of the few drone experts committed to uncovering further details about ...