A group of climate change protesters have been arrested in Germany after they invaded an airport and staked themselves on the runway.
Six activists broke through a security barrier at Munich Airport in Bavaria, Germany, on Saturday, according to news agency dpa.
Approximately 60 flights were canceled and authorities were forced to temporarily close the airport as 60 protesters staked out on the tarmac.
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Climate activists lie on the access road to the runway at Munich Airport. Authorities temporarily closed Munich airport after six climate change activists broke through a security barrier and staked themselves on the route leading to the runway, German officials and local media said. ((Karl Josef Hildenbrand/DPA, via AP))
An additional 14 flights bound for Munich were forced to divert to other nearby airports to avoid disruption.
Last Generation climate change protest coalition took credit for the stunt, saying it was aimed at drawing attention to the German government’s inaction on the environmental impact of aviation.
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Climate activists blocked the access road to the runway at Franz Josef Strauss Airport early Saturday morning after they entered the airport grounds and paralyzed Munich airport. German news agency dpa reported on Saturday that activists from the “Last Generation” group were protesting against flying, the most polluting form of transport. (Karl Josef Hildenbrand/Photo in association with Getty Images)
All six protesters were arrested and charged by law enforcement.
“Encroachment into an aviation security zone is not a simple crime. More than hundreds of thousands of passengers were prevented from having a relaxing and punctual start to their Whit holiday,” said General Manager of the German Airports Association. Ralph Beisel told DPA.
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Police and firefighters stand on the runway access road at Franz Josef Strauss Airport surrounding climate change activists stranded there. According to their own statements, members of the so-called Last Generation were planning to enter the airport grounds to block at least one of the two runways. (Photo: Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/dpa (Photo by Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/picture Alliance via Getty Images))
German Interior Minister Nancy Feser said of the protests on social media platform X: “Such criminal acts only cause a lack of understanding and anger, threaten air traffic and undermine climate protection.” I wrote.
The Munich incident is just one of similar protests against air transport around the world. Last Generation has carried out at least two similar airport disruptions in Germany since last year.
