Nine charged with trespass at London City Airport
Nine protesters have been charged with aggravated trespass after they allegedly invaded the runway at London City Airport yesterday, disrupting up to 130 flights.
The nine people, reportedly from the Black Lives Matter UK campaign group, have also been charged with unlawfully being airside.
They will appear before Westminster Magistrates court on September 14.
London City said this morning that it was reviewing its security following yesterday’s incident together with the police force to see what changes needed to be made.
A spokesman said it hadn’t yet confirmed how the protesters managed to get onto the runway.
An estimated 120 to 130 flights were affected during the four-hour runway closure, with arrivals diverted to Southend and Gatwick and departing flights cancelled.
British Airways is the biggest airline at London City, from where it flies to 30 destinations.
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