Climate activists disrupt Munich airport to protest aviation impact
18 May 2024 18:33
Activists from around the world are doing everything they can to draw governments' attention to the climate crisis. Peaceful protests, events, and urban infrastructure blockades—more or less conventional methods share one goal: to stop the ecological disaster.
The climate situation worldwide is alarming. Although opponents believe that environmentalists exaggerate, one cannot ignore the continuously warming Earth. The effects of global warming are visible to the naked eye: a species of ticks, which previously lived on savannas and prairies in Africa and Asia, has now arrived in Europe. The annual fires caused by drought no longer surprise anyone. Climate activists are constantly fighting to draw leaders' attention to this pressing issue, which has a real impact on the future of subsequent generations.
Climate activists glued themselves to airport tarmac
Activists from Last Generation are known for their radical actions. The group unites climate activists from around the world. Last Generation has already organised numerous actions, including disrupting concerts in philharmonics and glueing themselves to roads and airports.
On Saturday, 18 May 2024, activists from the German branch of Last Generation blocked Munich Airport. Six activists glued themselves to several spots on the airport tarmac to block the entire facility. The action aimed to remind the German authorities of the negative impact that air transport has on the environment.
Flight tickets cheaper than train tickets?
The entire action was covered by Last Generation on social media. The activists emphasise that the government is not doing enough to combat the climate crisis. According to them, the fact that plane tickets are cheaper than train tickets is a failure. "It's absurd that people can afford flights but not train journeys. The responsibility for this situation lies with the government," wrote Last Generation on X. Airport staff immediately called the police, who started the process of removing the activists from the airport tarmac. Ultimately, the officers arrested six people.
