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| Five people have been charged with aggravated trespass after protesters caused major disruption to flights at Stansted Airport. | |
| Another seven people arrested at the airport on suspicion of public order offences were released on police bail pending further inquiries. | |
| More than 40 others remained in custody, Essex Police said. | |
| Officers made the arrests after campaigners said they had broken through the airport's perimeter fence. | |
| The environmental protest group Plane Stupid claimed it had organised the stunt in attempt to raise awareness of the potential environment impact of airport expansion. | |
| A total of 52 flights were cancelled at Stansted on Monday, prompting the airline Ryanair to criticise the airport's operator, BAA, for its handling of the incident. | |
| Stephen McNamara, Ryanair's head of communications, said passengers blamed the airline for delays because of its visibility and he repeated a call for BAA to be broken up "and Stansted to be allowed to stand on its own". | |
| However, BAA said it would not run Stansted like a "fortress" and added it could not police every inch of the airport at all times. |