Geneva airport briefly closed as activists protest against private jet fair

Environmental activists from Stay Grounded and Greenpeace protest by being handcuffed to a aircraft during the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE), at the Geneve Aeroport in Geneva, Switzerland on Tuesday, May 23, 2023 (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP/PA)

Geneva airport was briefly closed to flights on Tuesday after climate activists staged a protest against a private jet fair taking place in the Swiss city this week.

Sandy Bouchat, spokeswoman for the Geneva airport, said it was temporarily shut to both outbound and inbound flights for about an hour for security reasons. Seven flights were diverted and others were delayed.