Co-ordinated Laser Attack closes Flight Path

[SeaWolf]

City's worst laser attacks on aircraft - National - smh.com.au

SIX aircraft flying into Sydney Airport have been hit in a co-ordinated attack by blinding green lights in what safety officials say is the city's worst laser attack. Air traffic controllers closed the approach flight path and diverted incoming aircraft to a different runway on Friday night, forcing some flights to land up to half an hour late.

Federal Police and Joint Airport Intelligence Groups were developing special mapping techniques to try to identify the source of laser lights. The Government was looking at stiffer penalties for shining a laser light at an aircraft than the existing two years' jail, he said.

 

[Mal]

co-ordinated? That's overyhyping the situation a bit I think.

I'd say it's just a bunch of Friday night tools playing with their new toys they've ordered off the Internet.

I think the article sums up nicely why there are so many around:
"It is hard to ban the lasers as they are sold over the internet and customs finds it difficult to pick them up on their X-ray machines."