Climate Politics

Geneva Airport Disrupted Due to Climate Protesters on Tarmac

  • Greenpeace, Stay Grounded activists disrupt air traffic
  • Protest comes during first day of business-aviation conference

Business jets at Geneva Airport.

Photographer: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images

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Traffic at Geneva airport was interrupted due to climate activists on the tarmac on the first day of a business-aviation conference.

Some 100 activists supporting Greenpeace, Stay Grounded and other climate movement groups took part in a protest against private planes, coinciding with the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition, Greenpeace said in a statement Tuesday.