Activists demonstrate against air traffic at Schiphol, the main airport in the Netherlands.
In the video footage from the airport, several groups of activists can be seen sitting in front of various planes.
Plus, you can see dozens of cyclists pedaling back and forth along the track.
The activists are allegedly in part from Greenpeace Netherlands, who write the following on their Twitter account:
– Today we block polluting private planes to demand that Schiphol stop unnecessary flights. Activists are clinging to private jets right now.
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– Hundreds
The exact number of activists has not been determined, but according to the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf it is referred to as “hundreds”.
According to the newspaper, Extinction Rebellion, who will also participate in the demonstration, was supposed to have declared that there are more than 500 activists at the airport.
– The goal is that no private plane will leave Schiphol on Saturday, a spokesperson for the group said, according to the newspaper.
BICYCLES: Several protesters are said to have chained themselves to private planes, while others pedal back and forth along the track. Photo: REUTERS / Piroschka van de Wouw / NTB
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He was warned
On the Twitter account of the main airport, it was already announced around eleven o’clock that the demonstrations would take place and travelers are encouraged to check the Web sites for more information.
The protest takes place after Greenpeace published an open letter to Schiphol director Ruud Sondag, asking the director to explain whether the airport is facilitating a sustainable future.
Apparently, it was also announced in advance that the demonstrations would take place.
In a response, posted on the Schiphol website on Friday, airport director Sondag writes that he welcomes the protesters, but calls for the action to be respectful.
According to the airport’s website, the demonstration does not appear to affect commercial air traffic.
They arrested dozens of them
Around 3 pm, De Telegraf writes that several dozen activists were reportedly arrested by the Marechaussee, a police service subordinated to the Dutch defense, but which carries out both civil and military police services.
– Climate activists who are still under the planes are currently being removed from the Marechaussee and transported from the airport by bus. There are still groups of around thirty people on most private planes, the paper said.
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