Low-cost airline easyJet today revealed a £10million hit from the disruption caused by drone sightings at London Gatwick Airport last month.
EasyJet said the costs related to customer welfare costs, with the incident affecting around 82,000 customers and led to more than 400 flights being cancelled.
It added that the drone chaos impacted its first-quarter revenues by around £5 million due to the cancelled flights and lost sales.
Passengers queue while waiting for announcements at Gatwick Airport on December 20, 2018
Chief executive Johan Lundgren said: 'There has been be a one-off cost impact from this incident, but underlying cost progress is in line with expectations.'
The airline said that booking levels for 2019 were encouraging, despite uncertainty around Brexit, and that it expected full-year headline profit before tax to come in broadly in line with current market expectations.
'Second half bookings continue to be ahead of last year,' Mr Lundgren said.
Police have identified about 60 potential suspects in their investigation into last month's drone attack – but have failed to make any significant arrests.
A month after 1,000 flights were cancelled or delayed during 36 hours of chaos at the airport, the painstakingly slow progress of Sussex Police's probe has emerged.
Passengers wait at Gatwick last month after drones flying over the airfield forced its closure
According to a well-placed source, the force – which was heavily criticised over its response to the incident – has compiled a list of about 60 'persons of interest'.
The majority have yet to be interrogated or eliminated from the inquiry.
The airport was forced to suspend flights for a day and a half last month after two drones was spotted flying over the perimeter fence.
About 140,000 passengers were affected as flights were cancelled.
Despite a £50,000 reward offered by Gatwick and the involvement of the Armed Forces and MI5 to assist police, there is growing resignation that those behind the drone incursion will never be caught.
Police arrested a couple from Crawley, West Sussex, on December 21, a few hours after a drone reappeared briefly at Gatwick, prompting a second shutdown.
They were interrogated for 36 hours before being cleared and released without charge.
The couple said they felt 'violated' after their home was searched and their identities exposed.
A Sussex Police spokesman said: 'The investigation into illegal drone activity at Gatwick continues and we are pursuing a number of active lines of enquiry.'
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EasyJet said the costs related to customer welfare costs, with the incident affecting around 82,000 customers and led to more than 400 flights being c...
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