"PAD" Block Stansted airport

[Richard Barrow]

Stansted protest delays flights
BBC

Flights at Stansted airport have been delayed after more than 50 protesters occupied a secure area near the runway. Climate action group Plane Stupid said it started the protest at 0315 GMT by breaching security. The runway was closed for about two hours as a precaution, but reopened at 0810 GMT. Passengers are being advised to contact their airlines. Police said they had removed all the protesters, who were chained together, and made 39 arrests. A total of 21 flights are believed to have been cancelled. Ch Supt Ian Gruneberg told BBC News the demonstrators were "committing a criminal act" and would be dealt with by the courts........

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/e...ex/7770513.stm

[Khun Don]

Stansted protest delays flights
BBC

Flights at Stansted airport have been delayed after more than 50 protesters occupied a secure area near the runway. Climate action group Plane Stupid said it started the protest at 0315 GMT by breaching security. The runway was closed for about two hours as a precaution, but reopened at 0810 GMT. Passengers are being advised to contact their airlines. Police said they had removed all the protesters, who were chained together, and made 39 arrests. A total of 21 flights are believed to have been cancelled. Ch Supt Ian Gruneberg told BBC News the demonstrators were "committing a criminal act" and would be dealt with by the courts........

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/e...ex/7770513.stm

Disgraceful!
Thank goodness things like this do not happen in Thailand! Police? They would send in the Army-and quite right too!()

[Surawut]

Global Warming protest eh? I hope they had their winter woollies on. It was 0
degrees Celsius in Cambridge this morning.

[Khun Don]

The latest news is that it could take 3 DAYS to get back to normal !
Why the big delay for such a small disruption?

[Betti]

good to know the police is more effective at other airports.