Frankfurt Airport Flights Disrupted by Protest

Frankfurt airport, Germany's busiest, temporarily suspended flights after several climate activists blocked runways by gluing themselves to the tarmac.

Frankfurt airport asked passengers to only travel to the airport after checking with their airlines and to allow for extra travel time.

Last Generation (Letzte Generation) climate activists said in a statement that six protesters had cut through a fence and had reached various points around the Frankfurt airport runways with posters reading "Oil kills." Images released by the group showed protesters in orange safety vests with their hands glued to the tarmac.

A federal police spokesperson said several climate activists were on the airport grounds.

The group has listed several countries across Europe and North America where similar disruptions are planned as part of a protest campaign that began.

Last Generation repeated its demand that the German government help shape and sign a global agreement to regulate the phase-out of oil, gas and coal by 2030.

Germany's Cologne-Bonn airport, the country's sixth-largest, suspended flights for several hours after climate activists glued themselves to a runway, while similar actions at other European airports had been foiled by authorities.

Planes were able to take off and land again, the airport said on its website, but passengers were still advised to check on their flight status before setting off for the airport.

A spokesperson for Frankfurt, a vital international transit hub and one of Europe's biggest airports, said around 140 flights had been canceled out of 1,400 planned.

A federal police spokesperson said several climate activists were on the airport grounds.

The group, which wants the German government to pursue a global agreement to exit oil, gas and coal by 2030, has listed several countries across Europe and North America where similar disruptions are planned as part of a protest campaign that began.