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| Airport protesters delay flights | Airport protesters delay flights |
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| Flights to and from Aberdeen Airport are being delayed as a result of a security breach, police said. | |
| Protesters from the Plane Stupid group have placed themselves inside a "wire fortress" on the tarmac after breaking through a perimeter fence. | Protesters from the Plane Stupid group have placed themselves inside a "wire fortress" on the tarmac after breaking through a perimeter fence. |
| Police said two protesters were on the roof of the terminal building and seven were on a helicopter taxiway. | Police said two protesters were on the roof of the terminal building and seven were on a helicopter taxiway. |
| Airport operator BAA said the airport was not closed but flights were being affected by the protest. | Airport operator BAA said the airport was not closed but flights were being affected by the protest. |
| Flights to Heathrow, Paris and Amsterdam have been affected, a spokesman said. | Flights to Heathrow, Paris and Amsterdam have been affected, a spokesman said. |
| Grampian Police said the protest began just after 0330 GMT. | Grampian Police said the protest began just after 0330 GMT. |
| 'Airport expansion' | 'Airport expansion' |
| 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. |
| A banner has been draped across the front of the terminal building, close to the BAA Aberdeen sign, which says "Nae Trump games with climate change". | A banner has been draped across the front of the terminal building, close to the BAA Aberdeen sign, which says "Nae Trump games with climate change". |
| "We're here to say the expansion cannot happen, and our generation won't let it happen," said Dan Glass, from Glasgow. | "We're here to say the expansion cannot happen, and our generation won't let it happen," said Dan Glass, from Glasgow. |
| The BAA spokesman said: "This action is dangerous and highly irresponsible, not least because Aberdeen is one of Europe's busiest commercial heliports and a major transport centre for the north of Scotland." | The BAA spokesman said: "This action is dangerous and highly irresponsible, not least because Aberdeen is one of Europe's busiest commercial heliports and a major transport centre for the north of Scotland." |
| 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. |