Flights at Germany's busiest Frankfurt airport were temporarily grounded on Thursday as climate activists glued themselves to the ground inside the airport, authorities said. More than 100 flights were cancelled. [emphasis, links added]
Federal police said several demonstrators entered the airport in the early morning, dpa reported.
The Last Generation group said there were six protesters Dig holes in the perimeter fence and head to the track on foot, bike and skateboard.
Shortly before 8 a.m., the airport said flight operations were “gradually resuming.” Shortly after, it said on social network X that all runways were back in operation.
it says about 140 flights have been canceled so far – about one-tenth the number of flights scheduled for Thursday.
This is the second protest by the “last generation” in as many days, demanding The German government negotiates and signs an international agreement to end the use of oil, gas and coal globally by 2030was disrupted at a German airport.
Wednesday, Five protesters stick to the taxiway at Cologne-Bonn Airport. The flight was suspended for about three hours.
That protest resulted in the cancellation of 31 flights. Other protests or attempted protests took place in other European countries.
A series of airport protests in recent years have disrupted flights.
last week, Germany's cabinet has approved legislation that would impose tougher penalties for those who breach airport boundaries.
The bill, which still needs approval from lawmakers, foresees jail terms of up to two years for anyone who knowingly trespasses on an airport's airside areas, such as taxiways or runways, endangers civil aviation or allows others to do so.
So far, Such trespassing is punishable only by a fine. In some cases, the penalty is up to five years in prison.
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