2024-07-25 14:36:10
multi-million dollar lawsuits
Airports and airlines want to claim millions of dollars in damages after repeated blockages. For activists, it could be more painful than a short jail sentence
The blockade at Frankfurt Airport has now been lifted.
Photo: APA/dpa/Andreas Arnold
We cannot deny that the previous generation of activists achieved a certain level of success: On Thursday, six protesters once again invaded Frankfurt Airport. Some 140 flights from the European transport hub were affected, including two from Salzburg, and eight people were arrested. The day before, Cologne and Zurich airports were blocked, and chaos at Vienna airport delayed the departure of a plane.
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