Activists from the Last Generation group blocked runways at airports in Hamburg and Düsseldorf, Germany, on Thursday in protest at the lack of action to tackle climate change.
Hamburg Airport, in the north of Germany, confirmed through its account on the social network Twitter that the departure of the planes had to be interrupted.
Aus Sicherheitsgründen is der Flugbetrieb aktuell unterbrochen, weil sich unbefugte Personen Zutritt zum Flughafengelände verschafft haben.
If you have bitten our Fluggäste, please visit our website https://t.co/x53YGiecnb about the active status of Fluges to inquire. pic.twitter.com/jflkMRvKvi-Hamburg Airport (@HamburgAirport) July 13, 2023
Last Generation announced, also via Twitter, this morning that it had blocked the airports of Hamburg and Düsseldorf, in the west of the country.
“We protest the government’s lack of planning and enforcement of the Climate Crisis Act,” the group said.
✈️ Rollbahnen der Flughäfen Düsseldorf and Hamburg seit 6 Uhr blockiert!
⚖️ Wer protest against that planlosigkeit and the gesetzesbruch der Regierung in der Klimakrise. pic.twitter.com/9VUqyVitjI
– Letzte Generation (@AufstandLastGen) July 13, 2023
Weltweit works a hitzerekord nach dem others broken. Weitere Verschärfung der climatischen Situation wird dazu führen, datss weite Teile der Erde unbewohnbar zijn – bereits in diesem Jahrhundert. pic.twitter.com/Nh2s9wbiL2
– Letzte Generation (@AufstandLastGen) July 13, 2023
In November, these activists blocked Berlin airport for two hours.
The group, whose most common actions are blocking streets, is calling for better measures to protect the climate, a speed limit of 100 kilometers per hour on motorways and a nine-euro ticket for all trains in Germany.
Source: DN
