Flights have been grounded at Gatwick airport since late Wednesday evening (December 19), due to drones in the skies overhead, while waiting passengers were informed of further cancellations. <br /><br />The service desk at the airport can be seen in this video being mobbed by impatient travellers awaiting news of their flights. <br /><br />Flights have been grounded since around 9:00pm Wednesday evening, with only a brief resumption around 3:00am Thursday morning. However no flights have taken off since and more delays are expected at great cost and inconvenience to all. <br /><br />This comes at a busy time as people are beginning to travel to many different destinations for the Christmas holidays.