Video: Climate activists block the runway at Munich Airport

STORY: Climate activists from the group “Last Generation” blocked a runway at Munich Airport on Thursday morning. After about an hour, the police ended the action on the north runway. Air traffic was diverted to the southern runway during this time, so there were no cancellations or delays. Michael Graf – Press Spokesman Police Headquarters North: “We are here on the premises of Munich Airport. It was reported here today at around 9:00 a.m. that so-called climate activists were in the area of ​​the security fence and wanted to get onto the premises. It was subsequently possible due to the rapid intervention of the forces that were on site here, from the federal police, state police and also from the operating company here at the airport, that the people were secured very quickly and also determined.Three of the activists are still before crossing the security fence, which has been severed was taken into custody. Four other activists managed to stick themselves to a feeder to the tarmac. However, the tapes have now been released. And the people are currently in custody.” Members of the “Last Generation” group climbed over fences to enter the compound, and some also glued themselves to the ground. According to the activists, flight operations are a highly state-subsidized contributor to the climate catastrophe. They want to oppose this fact directly, as a spokeswoman said. Activists also entered the area at the capital’s airport in Berlin on Thursday morning. But just like in Munich, there was no impact on air traffic there. At the end of November there was a first airport protest at BER. At that time, air traffic had to be interrupted for more than an hour and around 4,000 passengers were affected.

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