Climate activists storm airport in Amsterdam – medical flights allegedly affected by blockade

A climate protest in the Netherlands is making waves. Activists from the groups “Greenpeace” and “Extinction Rebellion” stormed areas of Amsterdam Schiphol Airport and blocked planes.

Amsterdam – They don’t die down, the Europe-wide climate protests. For weeks, groups like the “Last Generation” have been in the media for their attention-grabbing actions. Discussions are also taking place in Germany, with a case from Berlin receiving particular attention. There, activists had stuck themselves on a street.

Climate protest at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol: 500 demonstrators block private jets

Now the next protest action is making waves – albeit in a neighboring German country. In the Netherlands, a number of people gained access to Schiphol Airport in the capital Amsterdam on Saturday. As the Reuters news agency reports, it is said to have been several 100 people. There is talk of up to 500 people. The action was carried out by the groups “Greenpeace” and “Extinction Rebellion”. Residents of the airport were also there to demonstrate against the aircraft noise.

The activists were therefore targeting private jets. As “Greenpeace” itself stated, there were sit-ins, and several people chained themselves to the planes to prevent the machines from taking off. With a sit-in under a plane, around two dozen activists blocked a jet that was parked. “We demand fewer flights, more trains and a ban on unnecessary short-haul flights and private jets,” said Dewi Zloch of Greenpeace in the Netherlands.

Climate activist blockade in Amsterdam: Medical planes blocked?

Private jets in particular are considered climate sinners, and recently there has often been a stir about such flights, especially from US celebrities, some of whom used the planes for extremely short distances. As posts on social media show, a military aircraft is said to have been blocked. According to Reuters, the demonstrators entered the site through a gate in a parking lot. Some of them were on bicycles.

The action causes trouble in the Netherlands. According to the picture Among other things, two medical flights are said to have been affected by the blockade. The military police have also begun to “remove people from airport premises,” according to the report. A spokesman for the military police spoke to the image of six arrests. However, there were no violent incidents.

Another protest also caused big waves: air-conditioning stickers had stuck in a Porsche showroom. Climate stickers are also causing a stir around Munich. (han/dpa)