Runways blocked – climate activists tape themselves to airport runways

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The “Last Generation” blocked the airports of Hamburg and Düsseldorf on Thursday morning. Activists clung to the catwalks. Air traffic had to be interrupted. Federal police arrived.

The “Last Generation” itself posted photos and videos of the actions on Twitter.

According to the group, the runways in Hamburg and Düsseldorf have been blocked since six in the morning.

fences clipped
Apparently, the activists cut down fences to gain access to the airport grounds.

The federal police is on duty in both Hamburg and Düsseldorf, the newspaper “Bild” reports.

“Flight operations are currently interrupted for security reasons because unauthorized persons have gained access to the airport grounds,” writes Hamburg Airport. Düsseldorf Airport has not yet released any information.

Air traffic was seriously disrupted at the start of the holiday period
The summer holidays in Hamburg start on Thursday and North Rhine-Westphalia is already in the middle of it. Apparently, at the beginning of the holiday season in the Hanseatic city, the “Last Generation” had a sensitive disruption to air traffic with the adhesive campaign.

Source: Krone

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