Climate protest at freight area
23.05.10
Climate campaigners cut through the perimeter fence at Manchester Airport yesterday and chained themselves to the wheels of a plane. Members of Manchester Plane Stupid direct action group were demonstrating against the expansion of the airport's World Freight Centre. A banner reading ‘More air freight more climate change. Stop all airport expansion now’ was unfurled at the site.
Police were called in to remove the protesters, who started their demonstration at about 07:10. A spokesman for the airport said six people cut a hole in the fence and flights were suspended for 20 minutes following the security breach, adding: ‘The disruption to the airport's operations was minimal.’
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