Protest by climate activists at German airport halts cargo flights

Climate activists sit on a tarmac at Leipzig-Halle Airport in Schkeuditz, Germany (Julius-Christian Schreiner/dpa via AP)

An overnight protest by climate activists at Leipzig/Halle Airport in eastern Germany forced a three-hour halt to cargo flights, officials said on Thursday.

The protest by the Last Generation group followed demonstrations last week at Cologne-Bonn Airport and then at Frankfurt Airport, Germany’s busiest, which significantly disrupted passenger flights.