Drones flown irresponsibly by reckless owners are an accident waiting to happen with the potential deaths of passengers an unacceptable risk of lax laws.
Our disclosure today of a near-fatal crash as a private jet approached Luton Airport is not, sadly, a one-off crisis and this time last year, flights in and out of Gatwick were grounded or diverted by a drone emergency.
Many who buy and fly these machines do so innocently, yet recently approved legislation may not be tough enough to protect the public.
It would be a tragedy if it took a huge loss of life for this new threat to be tackled safely.
Buying a drone might require public protection similar to safeguards surrounding gun purchases and ownership, when falling prices and technological advances mean people with these airborne dangers could, inadvertently or deliberately, bring down passenger aircraft.
The freedom to use a drone will never extend to endangering life so that demands the law must be on our side.
