FRANKFURT, Germany: The busiest airport in Germany, Frankfurt Airport, temporarily halted operations on Thursday morning in response to a climate activist rally that took place close to the runways. The airport advised passengers not to travel there and to check their flight status while allowing for extra travel time.
Six protesters from the Last Generation climate activist group cut through a fence and displayed posters reading “Oil kills” at various points around the runways. The group is advocating for the German government to pursue a global agreement to exit oil, gas, and coal by 2030.
This demonstration is part of a larger protest campaign that began on Wednesday, targeting airports across Europe and North America. On Wednesday, Germany’s Cologne-Bonn airport, the country’s sixth-largest, also suspended flights for several hours after activists glued themselves to a runway. Similar actions at other European airports were thwarted by authorities.
