Demo Block Runway Activist, Frankfurt Airport Temporarily Stops Flights

Frankfurt Airport Germany/PHOTO via @Airport_FRA

JAKARTA - Frankfurt Airport, the busiest in Germany, temporarily suspended flights on Thursday, July 25 morning after several climate activists blocked the runway

"Passengers are asked not to go to the airport for a while," the airport said via social media platform X.

Airport authorities asked passengers to check their flight status and provide additional travel time.

Climate Activist Last Generation said six protesters broke through the fence and reached various points around the Frankfurt airport runway with posters reading "Killing oil".

Images released by the group show protesters wearing orange safety vests with their hands attached to the asphalt.

A federal police spokesman said several climate activists were in the airport area.

The group has listed several countries in Europe and North America experiencing similar disruptions as part of a protest campaign that began on Wednesday, July 24.

Last Generation repeated its demands on Thursday for the German government to help form and sign a global agreement to regulate the elimination of coal oil, gas and coal by 2030.

Cologne-Bonn Airport in Germany, which is Germany's sixth largest airport, suspended flights for several hours on Wednesday, July 24, after climate activists blocked it on the runway, while similar measures at other European airports have been thwarted by authorities.

Last Generation activist Ronja Kukankle,r told the media that the protests on Wednesday were just the beginning but declined to say whether the Paris Olympics, which began on Friday, would be targeted.