'Shut the airport down!' - Climate protester dances on roof of London City Airport
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1436143
'Shut the airport down!' - Climate protester dances on roof of London City Airport
- Title: 'Shut the airport down!' - Climate protester dances on roof of London City Airport
- Date: 10th October 2019
- Summary: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (OCTOBER 10, 2019) (REUTERS) CLIMATE CHANGE PROTESTER WALKING ALONG ROOF OF SHELTER OUTSIDE LONDON CITY AIRPORT / CLIMBING ON TO ROOF OF AIRPORT / RAISING HANDS IN AIR / SAYING (English): "Shut the airport down!" PROTESTER ON ROOF OF AIRPORT (SOUNDBITE) (English) UNIDENTIFIED CLIMATE CHANGE PROTESTER SAYING: "We're taking this airport, this airport belongs to Rebellion, the government has got to act, act now before it's too late."
- Embargoed: 24th October 2019 12:43
- Keywords: climate change Extinction Rebellion protests London City Airport
- Location: LONDON, ENGLAND, UK
- City: LONDON, ENGLAND, UK
- Country: United Kingdom
- Topics: Environment,Climate Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA001B0IMJWN
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: A climate change protester climbed over barbed wire to dance on the roof of London City Airport on Thursday (October 10) in an attempt to disrupt operations.
He danced on the roof of the airport entrance to live clarinet music being played below before being joined by another activist.
Protest organisers Extinction Rebellion have vowed to occupy the airport's terminal and shut down operations for three days as part of its action in the British capital.
The group said they were protesting plans to expand the airport, which aims to have 6.5 million passengers a year by 2022, compared to the 4.8 million in 2018, and which has said there could be demand for as many as 11 million a year by 2035.
(Production: Ben Makori, Helena Williams) - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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