Climate protest in Frankfurt also affects hundreds of Swiss passengers
Published: Thursday, Jul 25th 2024, 07:40
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The blockade of Frankfurt Airport by climate activists on Thursday also affected hundreds of Swiss passengers. The airline canceled four flights in the early morning, one outbound and one return flight each to and from Zurich and Geneva.
Around 370 people were affected by the cancellations, a Swiss spokeswoman told the Keystone-SDA news agency on request. The further effects are still unclear and the situation is being monitored. After-effects are also likely once operations have resumed.
Air traffic in Frankfurt am Main was suspended in the morning due to a protest by climate activists. Several activists had gained access to the apron, said a spokesperson for the German Federal Police. The Last Generation group claimed to have gained access to the airport grounds.
"We are doing everything we can to remove the climate activists from the apron," a spokesman for the federal police told the AFP news agency.
"Due to an ongoing police operation at the airport, there are currently no take-offs and landings," the airport's website stated.
On Wednesday, Last Generation activists had already temporarily paralyzed Cologne/Bonn Airport. They got stuck on a taxiway at the airport. They were taken away by the police. Flight operations were resumed after several hours.
Similar protests also took place at London's Heathrow Airport on Wednesday, where nine activists from the Just Stop Oil group were arrested. In Norway, there was a blockade at Oslo Airport by twelve activists. Similar incidents were also reported in Spain and Finland. In Zurich, climate activists blocked the road to the airport. However, the action was over after ten minutes because the police broke up the blockade.
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