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- Ruba Haza

September 28, 2016 A non-military drone flying into its airspace closes Dubai Internatio­nal Airport for nearly half an hour and causes delays to 90 flights.

August 10, 2016 A near-miss occurs between a drone and a passenger plane with 62 people on board near Newquay airport in England.

August 4, 2016 A Lufthansa Airbus with 108 passengers and six crew on board is in a near collision with a drone at Munich airport.

June 20, 2016 A drone misses an Air Canada Jazz aircraft by fewer than 60 metres during its approach to land at Calgary Internatio­nal Airport.

June 11, 2016 A drone incursion causes a 69-minute closure at Dubai Internatio­nal, with 14 flights diverted to other airports.

June 11, 2016 A drone flies close to a commercial passenger plane, landing at Winnipeg James Richardson Internatio­nal Airport.

May 27, 2016 A drone comes to within 31m of hitting a Ryanair plane landing at Prestwick Airport in Scotland.

April 17, 2016 A drone hits a British Airways plane with 132 passengers and five crew on board as it approaches Heathrow Airport in England.

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