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| Nine people have been charged after protesters barricaded themselves inside a "wire fortress" on the tarmac at Aberdeen Airport. | Nine people have been charged after protesters barricaded themselves inside a "wire fortress" on the tarmac at Aberdeen Airport. |
| Seven people were detained on an airport taxiway at about 0820 GMT, five hours after the protest by campaign group Plane Stupid began. | Seven people were detained on an airport taxiway at about 0820 GMT, five hours after the protest by campaign group Plane Stupid began. |
| Two other protesters, who had been on the roof of the main terminal building, were detained shortly after. | Two other protesters, who had been on the roof of the main terminal building, were detained shortly after. |
| Five men and four women will appear in court from custody on Wednesday. | |
| Plane Stupid campaigners protest at Aberdeen Airport | Plane Stupid campaigners protest at Aberdeen Airport |
| The protesters were campaigning against any expansion of the airport, claiming it would lead to more harmful carbon emissions. | The protesters were campaigning against any expansion of the airport, claiming it would lead to more harmful carbon emissions. |
| A spokesman for Aberdeen Airport branded the action "dangerous and highly irresponsible". | A spokesman for Aberdeen Airport branded the action "dangerous and highly irresponsible". |
| Airport managing director Kevin Brown said one of the key concerns for staff had been to ensure the departure of an air ambulance. | Airport managing director Kevin Brown said one of the key concerns for staff had been to ensure the departure of an air ambulance. |
| He said the flight, bound for Inverness, had been held up by the protesters, but not for a "significant" length of time. | He said the flight, bound for Inverness, had been held up by the protesters, but not for a "significant" length of time. |
| A Plane Stupid spokesperson said the group left voluntarily on public safety grounds after being informed of the needs of the paediatric team on board. | A Plane Stupid spokesperson said the group left voluntarily on public safety grounds after being informed of the needs of the paediatric team on board. |
| A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson confirmed: "We received an urgent request for a paediatric team in a fixed wing aircraft to travel from Aberdeen to Inverness to attend to an ill baby. The flight was able to depart Aberdeen airport after a slight delay." | A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson confirmed: "We received an urgent request for a paediatric team in a fixed wing aircraft to travel from Aberdeen to Inverness to attend to an ill baby. The flight was able to depart Aberdeen airport after a slight delay." |
| Mr Brown said that, out of 350 flights scheduled for the day, 10 had been disrupted. | Mr Brown said that, out of 350 flights scheduled for the day, 10 had been disrupted. |
| Flights to Heathrow, Paris and Amsterdam were among those delayed by the protest. | Flights to Heathrow, Paris and Amsterdam were among those delayed by the protest. |
| I think it probably is possible to protect Aberdeen Airport perhaps a little better and some thought needs to be put into that Dr David CapitanchikSecurity expert Some offshore helicopter movements were also disrupted. | |
| Plane Stupid said its protesters had dressed in the style of property tycoon Donald Trump, who is backing the expansion of the airport after his plans to build a luxury golf resort in the area were approved. | Plane Stupid said its protesters had dressed in the style of property tycoon Donald Trump, who is backing the expansion of the airport after his plans to build a luxury golf resort in the area were approved. |
| They draped a banner across the front of the terminal building, close to the BAA Aberdeen sign, which said "Nae Trump games with climate change". | They draped a banner across the front of the terminal building, close to the BAA Aberdeen sign, which said "Nae Trump games with climate change". |
| Aberdeen-based security expert Dr David Capitanchik said the breach showed that airports needed to be well defended. | Aberdeen-based security expert Dr David Capitanchik said the breach showed that airports needed to be well defended. |
| He told BBC Scotland: "I think it probably is possible to protect Aberdeen Airport perhaps a little better and some thought needs to be put into that, I would say." | He told BBC Scotland: "I think it probably is possible to protect Aberdeen Airport perhaps a little better and some thought needs to be put into that, I would say." |
| Passenger Shane Fenton, 29, from Aberdeen, had been due to fly to London for a connecting flight to Trinidad. | Passenger Shane Fenton, 29, from Aberdeen, had been due to fly to London for a connecting flight to Trinidad. |
| He said: "We'll hopefully get a later flight, but there were people next to me due to go to Disney World and they weren't happy. | He said: "We'll hopefully get a later flight, but there were people next to me due to go to Disney World and they weren't happy. |
| "I think they [the protesters] are terrorists - I think they should have been hosed down." | "I think they [the protesters] are terrorists - I think they should have been hosed down." |
| Highlands and Islands Airports (HIA) said it was aware of the incident and was maintaining a high standard of vigilance at its sites. | |
| In December last year Plane Stupid activists caused disruption at Stansted Airport in Essex by occupying the runway. | In December last year Plane Stupid activists caused disruption at Stansted Airport in Essex by occupying the runway. |