Swiss-bound passengers affected by Frankfurt airport protest
Climate protestors glued themselves to the ground at Frankfurt airport on Wednesday morning, before being removed by authorities.
Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved
A blockade by climate protestors at Frankfurt airport on Thursday affected hundreds of Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) passengers heading to and from Geneva and Zurich. Operations at the airport have since got back to normal.
This content was published on
2 minutes
Keystone-SDA
Some 370 people were affected by cancellations, a SWISS spokeswoman told the Keystone-SDA news agency. Further effects are still unclear and the situation is being monitored. Knock-on effects are also likely once operations have resumed.
Air traffic in Frankfurt am Main was suspended in the morning due to a protest organised by climate activists. Several had gained access to the airport apron, said a federal police spokesperson. The Last Generation group claimed to have gained access to airport grounds.
“We are doing everything we can to remove the climate activists from the apron,” a spokesperson for the federal police told the AFP news agency.
“Due to an ongoing police operation at the airport, no take-offs and landings are currently taking place,” the airport’s website stated.
On Wednesday, Last Generation activists already temporarily paralysed Cologne/Bonn Airport after sticking themselves to the tarmac at the airport. They were taken away by the police. Flight operations were able to resume after several hours.
Similar protests also took place at London’s Heathrow Airport on Wednesday, where nine activists from the Just Stop Oil group were arrested. In Norway, twelve activists blocked Oslo Airport. Similar incidents were also reported in Spain and Finland, while in Zurich, climate activists blocked the road to the airport before being removed ten minutes later by police.
Adapted from German by DeepL/dos
This news story has been written and carefully fact-checked by an external editorial team. At SWI swissinfo.ch we select the most relevant news for an international audience and use automatic translation tools such as DeepL to translate it into English. Providing you with automatically translated news gives us the time to write more in-depth articles.
If you want to know more about how we work, have a look here, if you want to learn more about how we use technology, click here, and if you have feedback on this news story please write to english@swissinfo.ch.
External Content
Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.
Almost finished… We need to confirm your email address. To complete the subscription process, please click the link in the email we just sent you.
What factors should be taken into account when inheriting Swiss citizenship abroad?
Should there be a limit to the passing on of Swiss citizenship? Or is the current practice too strict and it should still be possible to register after the age of 25?
Is your place of origin, your Heimatort, important to you?
Every Swiss citizen has a Heimatort, a place of origin, but many have never visited theirs. What’s your relationship with your Heimatort? What does it mean to you?
Over a quarter of Swiss Catholics consider leaving the church
This content was published on
In Switzerland 27% of Catholics have thought about leaving the church, according to a survey by the Sotomo research centre.
This content was published on
Following the Credit Suisse debacle, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) is adapting its organisation.
This content was published on
The Swiss Armed Forces are training their fighter jets in Bern to fly from a civilian base. The exercise at Bern Airport will last until Wednesday.
Plans materialise for new particle accelerator in Geneva
This content was published on
Preparations for a huge new particle accelerator in Geneva have reached a milestone. After several years of work, a feasibility study for the project has now been finalised.
This content was published on
The value of frozen Russian assets in Switzerland currently stands at CHF7.4 billion ($8.4 billion), the Swiss government announced on Tuesday.
This content was published on
The number of business start-ups in Switzerland accelerated in the first three months of the year, with entrepreneurs being particularly dynamic in Central Switzerland, Basel and Geneva.
Most Swiss authorities want to ban Nazi symbols in public
This content was published on
A majority of Swiss political parties, cantons and associations want to ban the use and distribution of Nazi symbols in public.
You can find an overview of ongoing debates with our journalists here . Please join us!
If you want to start a conversation about a topic raised in this article or want to report factual errors, email us at english@swissinfo.ch.