UK: These activists just ground Heathrow airport to a halt, 13 flights cancelled

Thirteen climate change activists chained themselves up at one of Heathrow's runways over Sunday night and Monday morning in protest against the construction of a new runway. The activists remained chained up at the site for several hours, chanting slogans against the project to extend the airport. Police eventually managed to unlock nine of the activists and arrest them. The other four were relocated to a safer area so police could finish removing their locks The protesters, members of the organisation Plane Stupid, reportedly broke into the airport at 3.30 am local time, cutting through a fence and causing disruption and delays to a series of flights. Thirteen flights were cancelled in total. The protest action follows a report released by the British Airport Commission recommending the construction of the extra runway, which will be the third in what is already Europe's busiest airport. Plane Stupid activists cite environmental reasons for opposing the construction of the new runway. *Footage courtesy of Plane Stupid*