Climate activists block private jet take-offs at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport

More than 100 environmental activists wearing white suits stormed into an area where private jets are kept at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport on Saturday (November 5) and stopped several aircraft from departing by sitting in front of their wheels, while others cycled on bikes on the tarmac.

The protest was part of a day of demonstrations in and around the airport organised by environmental groups Greenpeace and Extinction Rebellion to protest over greenhouse gas emissions and other pollution caused by the airport and aviation industry.

No delays to commercial flights were reported as of the early afternoon.

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[purplehaze]

It doesn't look like the jets were about to take off...Also, I'm curious to know what the charges will be for storming an international airport like this.

[johnhoover]

How did they get on the tarmac? So much for airport security.

[TdotDanger]

These activists should be down in Ukraine doing this. Have you seen the environmental damage going on there?

[ian_F.]

When you don't have a problem anymore, you create a problem..

[gamepool]

What is funny is that they arrived at that airport with cars running on fuel🤣

[_Green]

This is FAR better than sitting in a busy street in the city, which affects emergency services and ordinary people.

[eastafrica]

Good luck to them, I have better things to do with my life.

[dascally]

How the hell did they gain access to the airfield, that should not be possible.

[christopherquigley]

The government needs to get real about arresting these people and locking them up.

It’s illegal to trespass on the runway of an airport. It’s also illegal to block emergency vehicles (these sick protestors have blocked people from getting to the hospital). And it’s illegal to block a highway. These activists got a man arrested because he couldn’t get to work, which was a condition of his probation. The man was begging them to let him pass, but their response was that the climate emergency was more important. They lack any compassion for humans.

Crack down and crack down hard.

[thurston]

All airlines should put these hypocrites on their ban list

[Mike-ntng]

Update. Around 200 people were arrested but eventually freed before 23 30 in the evening (11:30pm). There is still an investigation going on for the damages to property.

[antonioszytulskyj]

They know how far they can go. I dare them to try stopping takeoffs from Schiphol Polderbaan...

[paulk]

How many of these people fly regularly? Did they arrive at the airport in cars. Probably hypocritical.

[Karim]

Airport security should start using their guns

[jeanvaljean]

Private jets should be banned. Useless toys of vanity

[philfxstc]

Why the hell are they allowed on the tarmac!

[littletweeter]

why are they blocking a military aircraft??? lmao

[shaunhegg]

Do you really think or do they really think that stopping that jet is going to stop global warming??? Probably not least I hope not, instead of ruining that pilot's day and wasting everyone's time they should be attacking the problem with global warming with an outcome that can actually be seen. In other words grow up and bring the fight to the government and not people that are trying to make a living

[wernherrSpaceshipEarth]

The personal co2 balance of wealthy people is catastrophic.

[loyalhoodini]

So, can someone tell me the importance of a bunch of people sitting in front of *parked* aircraft?