A photograph circulated by the group depicted a protester sitting on the tarmac with an orange banner “oil kills”.
The group is pushing for a binding worldwide accord that might result in an finish in oil, fuel and coal use by 2030.
Transport Minister Volker Wissing condemned the protests Thursday as “felony” motion and demanded robust penalties in opposition to the activists.
“The local weather activists are apparently searching for to result in most harm. The legislators should react with most severity,” he informed German media, calling for jail phrases of as much as 5 years in jail for individuals who storm airports.
“Anybody who violently forces their manner into airports, occupies runways and blocks airplanes is endangering human lives,” he mentioned.
CONCERTED ACTION
Thursday’s protest motion got here a day after similar operations across several European airports.
Activists from Letzte Technology disrupted site visitors at Cologne-Bonn airport for a number of hours on Wednesday by glueing themselves on the tarmac.
A number of local weather protesters have been additionally arrested at London’s Heathrow airport.
The protest organisers are a part of the A22 Community of teams dedicated to non-violent local weather protests, which mentioned it was planning to disrupt airports in a number of nations within the coming months.
Protests have been deliberate in Britain, Austria, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Canada, United States and Norway, UK-based activists from the alliance informed AFP earlier in July.