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| Heathrow airport disrupted as climate activists protest on northern runway | |
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| Climate change activists have got onto the north runway at Heathrow airport to launch a protest. | Climate change activists have got onto the north runway at Heathrow airport to launch a protest. |
| A spokesman for direct action group Plane Stupid said a dozen demonstrators cut through a fence and entered the runway at 3.30am. | A spokesman for direct action group Plane Stupid said a dozen demonstrators cut through a fence and entered the runway at 3.30am. |
| He said the protesters were campaigning against airport expansion and would stay on the runway for as long as possible. | He said the protesters were campaigning against airport expansion and would stay on the runway for as long as possible. |
| Still smiling on the runway. Happy to be taking action on airport expansion and climate change. #NoThirdRunway pic.twitter.com/4AiQvoPeJK | Still smiling on the runway. Happy to be taking action on airport expansion and climate change. #NoThirdRunway pic.twitter.com/4AiQvoPeJK |
| A Heathrow airport spokesman said: “A group of people have breached the airport perimeter fence and are currently staging a protest on the northern runway. | A Heathrow airport spokesman said: “A group of people have breached the airport perimeter fence and are currently staging a protest on the northern runway. |
| “We are working closely with the police who are dealing with the incident. The southern runway remains open. Our priority remains to ensure the safety of the airport community, including passengers, employees and protesters.” | “We are working closely with the police who are dealing with the incident. The southern runway remains open. Our priority remains to ensure the safety of the airport community, including passengers, employees and protesters.” |
| A video posted online appeared to show several activists chained together and being spoken to by a police officer. | A video posted online appeared to show several activists chained together and being spoken to by a police officer. |
| The officer told them: “As a consequence of you being here, you are causing severe disruption and it will be in the millions of pounds because it will take us a while to remove you. | The officer told them: “As a consequence of you being here, you are causing severe disruption and it will be in the millions of pounds because it will take us a while to remove you. |
| “The cost will be in the couple of millions. The airport will attempt to make a civil recovery.” | “The cost will be in the couple of millions. The airport will attempt to make a civil recovery.” |
| He added: “There are international flights now being diverted.” | He added: “There are international flights now being diverted.” |
| Earlier this month a long-awaited report recommended that a new runway should be built at Heathrow rather than Gatwick. | Earlier this month a long-awaited report recommended that a new runway should be built at Heathrow rather than Gatwick. |
| After three years of investigation, the Airports Commission said Heathrow was best placed to provide “urgently required” capacity, but environmentalists warned that building a new runway there would make it harder to reduce air pollution and climate change emissions. | After three years of investigation, the Airports Commission said Heathrow was best placed to provide “urgently required” capacity, but environmentalists warned that building a new runway there would make it harder to reduce air pollution and climate change emissions. |