Climate activists block private jet take-offs at Schiphol Airport - Reuters

AMSTERDAM, Nov 5 (Reuters) - More than 100 biology activists wearing achromatic suits stormed into an country wherever backstage jets are kept astatine Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport connected Saturday and stopped respective craft from departing by sitting successful beforehand of their wheels.

The protestation was portion of a time of demonstrations successful and astir the airdrome organised by biology groups Greenpeace and Extinction Rebellion to protestation implicit greenhouse state emissions and different contamination caused by the airdrome and aviation industry.

No delays to commercialized flights were reported arsenic of the aboriginal afternoon.

"We privation less flights, much trains and a prohibition connected unnecessary short-haul flights and backstage jets," said Greenpeace Netherlands run person Dewi Zloch.

The biology radical says Schiphol is the largest root of c dioxide emissions successful the Netherlands, emitting 12 cardinal kilograms annually.

Hundreds of different demonstrators successful and astir the airport's main hallway carried signs saying "Restrict Aviation" and "More Trains".

Responding to the protest, Schiphol said it aims to go an emissions-free airdrome by 2030 and supports targets for the aviation manufacture to scope nett zero emissions by 2050.

Military constabulary tasked with airdrome information said successful a connection they had "made a fig of detentions of persons who were connected airdrome spot without being allowed".

The Dutch authorities announced plans successful June for a headdress connected yearly passengers astatine the airdrome astatine 440,000, around 11% beneath 2019 levels, citing aerial contamination and clime concerns.

Transportation Minister Mark Harbers told parliament past period his bureau could not power increasing backstage pitchy traffic, and the authorities is considering whether to see the contented successful its clime policy.

Reporting by Toby Sterling Editing by Toby Chopra and Helen Popper

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