Passengers step over Just Stop Oil activists blocking Gatwick Airport departures – as eight arrested (Page 3 ) | August 4, 2024

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A spokesperson for the airport said: “London Gatwick is open and operating normally today.

“There are a small number of protestors at the airport who have now been arrested and are being removed from the airport.”

On their website, the group said it is working with groups internationally to demand governments establish a fossil fuel treaty, to end the extraction and burning of oil, gas and coal by 2030.

Sussex Police said: “Police responded to a report that protesters were demonstrating near the security entrance at the South Terminal in Gatwick Airport at around 8am today (July 29).

“Eight people have been arrested on suspicion of interfering with public infrastructure, and a heightened police presence should be expected at this time.

“The airport is functioning as usual, and no disruption has been caused by protest activity.”

The latest action is part of the “Oil Kills international uprising”, the group said, taking place at airports around the world.

Earlier this month, the airport became the latest major airport to secure a High Court injunction in an attempt to stop would-be environmental activists trespassing on its land after receiving police intelligence over protest plans.