AAt the airport in Munich, one of the two runways has been temporarily closed because, according to a spokesman for Franz-Josef-Strauß Airport, four climate activists were stuck on the north runway. Air traffic on this runway was stopped for around three quarters of an hour. However, all flights that should have taken off or landed there could be handled via the southern runway. Therefore, there were only minor delays, no flights were canceled. The ban has since been lifted.
The climate protection demonstrators also tried to disrupt operations at Berlin Airport BER. According to the airport, they were initially unsuccessful on Thursday morning: “Flight operations are currently not restricted.” There had been an operation in the security area “due to unauthorized access”. More is not yet known. A spokeswoman for the Federal Police Headquarters in Berlin said some people had gained access to the security area. The mission is still ongoing.
The group “Last Generation” was responsible for the action on Thursday. “We are always ready for constructive talks, like yesterday with the Bavarian Minister of the Interior (Joachim Herrmann). But what we need in the face of the looming climate hell are actions and not just empty words,” said spokeswoman Aimée van Baalen.
“Last generation” announced that members had invaded the Munich airport premises and were on the runway. A dpa photographer reported that a group of climate protectors cut a hole in a fence, but were then intercepted by security guards or police officers.
The press release published in the morning by “Letzte Generation” also said that several protesters were on their way to the Berlin BER airport.
The group, which recently also frequently blocked roads in Munich and Berlin, demands better climate protection from the federal government and demands, among other things, a speed limit of 100 kilometers per hour on motorways and a 9-euro train ticket for the whole of Germany.
At the end of November, the group had already paralyzed the Berlin capital’s BER airport for almost two hours. At that time, two groups, each consisting of several people, gained access to the airport premises. According to police, some of them were glued to the ground. The group itself said that some activists rode bicycles across the site. Berlin Airport had stopped operations on both runways.