Last Generation climate activists start protest at German airports

The environmental activist group Last Generation started protest actions at several German airports on Thursday, forcing suspension of flights in at least one, the group and police said.

Two activists in orange high-visibility waistcoats each entered the airports in Berlin-Brandenburg, Stuttgart, Nuremberg, Cologne-Bonn, the organization said. Dpa photographers on site confirmed this.

They did not enter the runways, the group said

Flight operations in Nuremberg were suspended until further notice, a police spokeswoman said.

The activists peacefully expressed their resistance by displaying banners reading “Oil kills” and “Sign the treaty,” the organization reported. It did not specify the treaty, but it likely refers to the fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty initiative.

In October 2022 the European Parliament passed a resolution calling on nation-states to work on such a treaty.