Climate activists glue themselves to a taxiway at Cologne-Bonn Airport, flights suspended

BERLIN (AP) — Authorities say climate activists have glued themselves to the ground at Cologne-Bonn Airport in western Germany forcing the suspension of flights. Police said five people glued themselves to a taxiway at the airport early Wednesday morning. Flights were suspended for about three hours from about 5:45 a.m. while officers worked to remove the protesters. The airport said that 31 flights were canceled and six had to be diverted. The Last Generation activist group said supporters in several small groups cut through the perimeter fence, then approached the runways and glued themselves to the asphalt with a mixture of sand and glue. It was the latest of several airport protests by climate activists in recent years that caused disruption to flights.