Update: Seven arrested as protest hits flights at London City Airport

Update 11.40am: Seven people have been arrested following an airport protest - though passengers remain grounded, with disruptions to flights in and out.

Update: Seven arrested as protest hits flights at London City Airport
Tue, 06 Sep, 2016 - 08:21

Update 11.40am: Seven people have been arrested following an airport protest - though passengers remain grounded, with disruptions to flights in and out.

The activists were from the nine-strong Black Lives Matter group who stormed the runway at London City Airport shortly before 6am.

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