Leeds Bradford Airport is now working with West Yorkshire Police to investigate reports that a drone was spotted in the sky near to the terminal.
It caused for a 45 minute period this afternoon (Friday) while the airport's 'safety procedures were activated'.
Travellers took to social media to post that their flights were waiting to take off but couldn't because of the sighting.
In a statement, a Leeds Bradford Airport spokesperson said: “At 13:55 today, an inbound flight spotted a drone on approach to Leeds Bradford Airport.
"The necessary safety procedures were immediately activated, which resulted in the airport being closed for 45 minutes and a flight being diverted to Manchester Airport.
"We can now confirm that the airport is fully open and receiving flights again. We are liaising with West Yorkshire Police regarding the incident and will continue to monitor the situation closely.”
West Yorkshire Police also tweeted about the incident:
West Yorkshire Police can confirm that at around 2.03pm a report was received of a drone flying in Horsforth, near to the Old ball roundabout. Flights were temporarily grounded at Leeds Bradford Airport as a precaution and resumed again at around 2.48pm.
— West Yorkshire Police (@WestYorksPolice) July 12, 2019
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