Climate activists are also increasingly targeting private airlines for protests. GlobeAir from Hörsching was also hit during a two-day campaign at Amsterdam Airport. The airline from Upper Austria has now announced legal action.
Wearing disposable white coats over normal clothing, whistles in mouth, drums in hand – this is how climate activists recently hijacked Amsterdam Airport and blocked private jets. “Our planes were not allowed to take off for two days,” said GlobeAir boss Bernhard Fragner.
Airplane sit-in
While works of art in museums are currently repeatedly doused with liquids to attract attention, at the airport there was a sit-in in front of planes and around the landing gear, to which people were chained. “Everyone has the right to express their opinion, and that is a good thing. We should all support climate protection, but not with criminal activities and damaging other people’s property,” Fragner scolded.
Two flights with the Mustang C510 jet blocked in Amsterdam had to be canceled and the Upper Austrian machine also suffered damage.
Legal action announced
The repairs and adjustments to the fleet plan caused the company to incur five-digit additional costs. Fragner also announces legal action.
Synthetic fuel instead of kerosene
Three days later, climate activists in Milan again planned to storm the area for private airlines. “But the airport security officers were able to keep the activists out,” Fragner reports. “Climate protection is also important to us. As an industry, we must invest even more in education,” emphasizes the GlobeAir boss. For example, the use of synthetic fuels is being massively promoted to replace kerosene.
Source: Krone
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