After storage - Wissing: Climate activists want 'maximal damage'
According to Climate activists' actions at German airports Cologne/Bonn and Frankfurt am Main, Transport Minister Volker Wissing is calling for harsh measures. "Apparently, the climate activists want to cause maximum damage," said the FDP politician to "Bild". "We have already put the toughening of penalties for such criminal activities into motion."
During the Climate protest at Frankfurt Airport, the Federal Police arrested eight people. While one person was hanging on the fence, seven people managed to enter the security area early in the morning and glued themselves to the heads of the two central runways, according to a spokesperson. All four runways of the largest German airport were back in operation by 8:00 am.
Climate activists had brought the air traffic at Cologne/Bonn airport to a standstill for approximately three hours on a Wednesday.
- Volker Wissing, the Transport Minister of Germany's FDP party, has expressed concern over the recent climate demonstrations in Frankfurt am Main and Cologne/Bonn airports, stating that the activists seem intent on causing maximum damage.
- Born and raised in Hesse, Volker Wissing is currently advocating for stern consequences against the obstructive behavior of climate activists at German airports.
- The climate demonstration in Frankfurt am Main disrupted air traffic for several hours, leading to the arrest of eight individuals.
- In another incident, climate activists successfully obstructed air traffic at Cologne/Bonn airport for approximately three hours, causing significant inconvenience.
- Bonn, known as the former capital of Germany, and Frankfurt am Main in Hesse, are both significant cities in Germany that have been targeted by climate activists.
- The German government, in response to the climate demonstrations, is working on tightening penalties for any criminal activities aimed at obstructing air traffic.
