No further consequences for air traffic due to XR protest at Eindhoven Airport
1 year, 9 months ago

No further consequences for air traffic due to XR protest at Eindhoven Airport

NL Times  

The climate demonstration at Eindhoven Airport on Saturday will not have any further consequences for air traffic for the time being. Hundreds of demonstrators from the Extinction Rebellion action group demonstrate at Eindhoven Airport on Saturday. Extinction Rebellion said that the group of activists are not allowed to leave the area at Eindhoven Airport where the private jets are parked before 2 p.m. The group wants Eindhoven Airport to cancel flights and comply with climate rules.

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Climate activists cause flight suspensions at German airports
4 months, 1 week ago

Climate activists cause flight suspensions at German airports

China Daily  

By JONATHAN POWELL in London | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-08-16 09:35 Police discuss the situation at Stuttgart airport in Germany on Thursday, after eight climate activists from the group The Last Generation forced a temporary halt to flights in a protest aimed at raising awareness about global warming. MARIUS BULLING/DPA/AP Environmental activists breached airfields at four German airports …

Climate activists protest at several German airports in the latest of a string of demonstrations
4 months, 1 week ago

Climate activists protest at several German airports in the latest of a string of demonstrations

The Independent  

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Protest by climate activists at another German airport halts cargo flights
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Protest by climate activists at another German airport halts cargo flights

Associated Press  

BERLIN — An overnight protest by climate activists at Leipzig/Halle Airport in eastern Germany forced a three-hour halt to cargo flights, officials said Thursday. The protest by the Last Generation group followed demonstrations last week at Cologne-Bonn Airport and then at Frankfurt Airport, Germany’s busiest, which significantly disrupted passenger flights. Federal police said five activists attached themselves to the ground …

Right-wing parties critical of climate protest, response at Eindhoven Airport
1 year, 8 months ago

Right-wing parties critical of climate protest, response at Eindhoven Airport

NL Times  

Several right-wing parliamentarians are critical of Extinction Rebellion’s protest at Eindhoven Airport on Saturday and the authorities’ response thereto. The climate activists were given hours of space to protest at the airport, while that is forbidden territory, CDA, VVD, and JA21 MPs told the Telegraaf. “We really want to get rid of the idea that you can break laws if …

104 XR climate activists arrested at Eindhoven Airport; All detained XR protesters free again
1 year, 8 months ago

104 XR climate activists arrested at Eindhoven Airport; All detained XR protesters free again

NL Times  

The Royal Netherlands Marechaussee arrested 104 climate activists from Extinction Rebellion at Eindhoven Airport on Saturday, a spokesperson said. However, only one activist still remains in custody; the remaining 103 XR activists who were arrested at Eindhoven airport have been released, according to a spokesperson for the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee. @NLRebellion pic.twitter.com/YrdUCytO79 — Doorbraak Eu March 25, 2023 Several hundred …

Some cancellations at Eindhoven Airport due to climate protest
1 year, 9 months ago

Some cancellations at Eindhoven Airport due to climate protest

NL Times  

A total of ten flights either to or from Eindhoven Airport were cancelled or relocated on Saturday, because climate activists from Extinction Rebellion plan to stage a demonstration at the airport. Eindhoven Airport already warned that the demonstration could have consequences for the journey to, from or via the airport. The flight from Seville will instead land at Rotterdam The …

Schiphol and Eindhoven Airport prepare for farmer protests, traffic blockades
2 years, 5 months ago

Schiphol and Eindhoven Airport prepare for farmer protests, traffic blockades

NL Times  

Farmers have threatened to protest on Monday at Schiphol Airport, Eindhoven Airport and Rotterdam The Hague Airport. Authorities expect that farmers will create traffic blockades and target food distribution centers and the Port of Rotterdam. Eindhoven Airport is also preparing for possible protests alongside the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee. "Due to a possible protest by farmers, it may be busier than …

Protesters at 6 airports call for downsizing aviation
2 years, 7 months ago

Protesters at 6 airports call for downsizing aviation

NL Times  

People who live near airports and environmental activists will simultaneously protest at six Dutch airports on Saturday against "the growing nuisance and pollution from air traffic." Far fewer planes flew during the coronavirus pandemic, but now that air traffic is picking up again, they say the time has come to intervene. "The sector makes a major contribution to dangerous global …

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