Two airports in Germany temporarily suspended flights on Thursday morning as climate activists stormed the runways as part of a larger protest targeting four airports across the country.
The Last Generation organization said its activists stopped or reduced traffic at Berlin, Cologne-Bonn, Nuremberg and Stuttgart airports and published pictures of activists with their hands on the runways.
Nuremberg Airport announced on its website that flights were suspended until further notice from 5.42:XNUMX CET and warned that passengers would face delays, while Cologne-Bonn Airport on Network X said flights were currently suspended while police dealt with "unauthorized persons ".
Police at the Berlin airport managed to remove two protesters, who entered the runway by cutting through a fence, and flight operations were not disrupted, a police spokesman said.
The Last Generation organization has named several countries across Europe and North America where similar actions are planned as part of a protest campaign calling on the German government to comply with a global agreement to phase out oil, gas and coal by 2030.
German politicians have demanded better protection of the country's airports after climate activists managed to break through fences and disrupt air traffic, including at the country's busiest airport, Frankfurt, for two days in a row last month.
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