UK tightens drone restrictions near airports

Anyone caught flying a drone within 5km (3.1 mi.) of an airport runway will face arrest and criminal charges under new UK government legislation , which comes into force in March. The UK Department for Transport announced Feb. 20 that it had extended the no-fly zone around airports by “several...

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