{"id":1971904,"date":"2023-07-13T12:28:03","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T16:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/climate-extremists-block-runways-at-2-airports-causing-dozens-of-flight-cancellations\/"},"modified":"2023-07-13T12:29:37","modified_gmt":"2023-07-13T16:29:37","slug":"climate-extremists-block-runways-at-2-airports-causing-dozens-of-flight-cancellations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/climate-extremists-block-runways-at-2-airports-causing-dozens-of-flight-cancellations\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate extremists disrupt air travel, leading to flight cancellations at 2 airports."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fclimate-extremists-block-runways-at-2-airports-causing-dozens-of-flight-cancellations%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1971904&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Climate Activists Block Runways at 2 German Airports, Causing Dozens of Flight Cancellations<\/h2>\n<p>Climate activists took a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-times-hollywood-stars-backpedaled-in-epic-fashion\/\" title=\"5 Times Hollywood Stars Backpedaled In Epic Fashion\">bold stand<\/a> against the most polluting form of transportation on Thursday, as they blocked flights at two German airports for several hours. Their aim was to demand tougher government action in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/landmark-climate-study-says-melting-arctic-wont-lead-to-more-severe-cold-weather\/\" title=\"Landmark Climate Study Says Melting Arctic Won\u2019t Lead to More Severe Cold Weather\">reducing greenhouse gas emissions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The group Last Generation made a powerful statement by entering the grounds of Hamburg Airport at 6 a.m. and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/green-activists-glue-hands-floor-realize-made-bad-decision-car-co-wont-supply-bowls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gluing themselves<\/a> to the runway. This act of civil disobedience occurred on the first day of school vacation in the north German city, causing numerous flight cancellations and forcing 10 arrivals to be diverted to other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-mexico-city-airport-seized-armed-forces-military-planning-take-nearly-dozen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">airports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Not stopping there, members of the group also cut through a security fence at Duesseldorf Airport and blocked an access route to the runway, further disrupting flights before operations could resume.<\/p>\n<h3>A Call for Immediate Action<\/h3>\n<p>In a powerful statement, Last Generation accused the German government of lacking a strategy to tackle the urgent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/white-house-opens-door-bill-gates-style-sun-dimming-plan-fight-climate-change\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">climate<\/a> crisis. They demanded immediate measures to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/climate-czar-john-kerry-on-private-jet-travel-its-the-only-choice-for-somebody-like-me\/\" title=\"Climate Czar John Kerry On Private Jet Travel: \u2018It\u2019s The Only Choice For Somebody Like Me\u2019\">cut emissions<\/a> in the transportation sector, including the end of tax exemptions for airline kerosene.<\/p>\n<p>However, senior German government officials condemned the protests and called for their immediate end.<\/p>\n<p>Transport Minister Volker Wissing, who has consistently blocked proposals for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secstate-blinken-on-bidens-climate-agenda-americans-that-relied-on-old-industries-will-be-hit-hard\/\" title=\"SecState Blinken On Biden\u2019s Climate Agenda: Americans \u2018That Relied On Old Industries Will Be Hit Hard\u2019\">cutting emissions<\/a> from road and air travel, stated, \u201cThe Last Generation isn\u2019t protecting the climate; they\u2019re engaged in criminal activity.\u201d Justice Minister Marco Buschmann, also a member of the Free Democratic Party, accused the activists of dividing society by preventing people from enjoying their &#8220;well-earned holidays.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Last Generation maintains that their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/massive-crowd-shows-protest-dodgers-honoring-anti-christian-lgbt-group\/\">protests<\/a> are peaceful, albeit disruptive. However, there have been instances where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/climate-extremists-block-runways-at-2-airports-causing-dozens-of-flight-cancellations\/\" title=\"Climate extremists disrupt air travel, leading to flight cancellations at 2 airports.\">motorists facing delays due<\/a> to road blockades have attacked the activists.<\/p>\n<p>In May, German prosecutors raided the homes of several Last Generation members on suspicion of forming or supporting a criminal organization.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic\">The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-climate-activists-block-runways-2-german-airports-causing-numerous-flight-cancelations\/\">Climate Extremists Block Runways at 2 Airports, Causing Dozens of Flight Cancellations<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Climate activists in Germany disrupted flights at two airports, urging the government to take stronger measures in curbing greenhouse gas emissions. Last Generation, the activist group, staged a protest at Hamburg Airport, with members attaching themselves to the premises in an effort to draw attention to the environmental impact of air travel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":1971905,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1971904","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1971904","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1971904"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1971904\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1971905"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1971904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1971904"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1971904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}