{"id":5259,"date":"2015-07-13T20:08:07","date_gmt":"2015-07-13T19:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/?p=5259"},"modified":"2015-07-13T20:08:07","modified_gmt":"2015-07-13T19:08:07","slug":"heathrow-cancels-flights-after-protesters-get-on-runway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/heathrow-cancels-flights-after-protesters-get-on-runway\/","title":{"rendered":"Heathrow cancels flights after protesters get on runway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Heathrow-cancels-flights-after-protesters-get-on-r.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5260\" src=\"http:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Heathrow-cancels-flights-after-protesters-get-on-r.jpeg\" alt=\"Heathrow cancels flights after protesters get on r\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a>London&#8217;s Heathrow Airport said flights would be delayed on Monday after 12 activists cut through a perimeter fence and chained themselves together on its northern runway to protest against the possible expansion of Britain&#8217;s biggest airport.<\/p>\n<p>Heathrow was selected as the site for a new runway in south east England earlier this month, causing disappointment for some local residents and climate change groups who oppose airport expansion.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Both runways are open although there will still be delays \u2013 we are sorry for the disruption to passengers. Our priority remains to ensure the safe running of the airport,&#8221; the airport said in an emailed statement.<\/p>\n<p>Plane Stupid, a group which campaigns against airport expansion, said 12 activists had got onto the runway at 0230 GMT (03:30 a.m. BST). Pictures posted by activists on Twitter showed them chained together and later being led away by police.<\/p>\n<p>The activists argue that expanding runways such as Heathrow will increase carbon emissions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Building more runways goes against everything we&#8217;re being told by scientists and experts on climate change,&#8221; activist Ella Gilbert, who was on the runway, said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This would massively increase carbon emissions exactly when we need to massively reduce them, that\u2019s why we\u2019re here,&#8221; said<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister David Cameron has said Britain will make a final decision on the 23 billion pound ($36 billion) plan for a third runway at Heathrow Airport by the end of the year, setting the stage for a battle with environmentalists over the issue.<\/p>\n<p>Previous plans to build a new runway at Heathrow were scrapped in 2010, in part due to environmental concerns.<\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script>(function(d, s, id) {\r\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\r\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\r\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\r\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/all.js#xfbml=1\";\r\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\r\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));<\/script>\r\n <fb:comments href=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/heathrow-cancels-flights-after-protesters-get-on-runway\/\" font=\"arial\" num_posts=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"\" colorscheme=\"light\"  style=\"background:#FFFFFF;padding-top:0px;\r\npadding-right:0px;\r\npadding-bottom:0px;\r\npadding-left:0px;\r\nmargin-top:0px;\r\nmargin-right:0px;\r\nmargin-bottom:0px;\r\nmargin-left:0px;\r\n\"><\/fb:comments>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>London&#8217;s Heathrow Airport said flights would be delayed on Monday after 12 activists cut through a perimeter fence and chained themselves together on its northern runway to protest against the possible expansion of Britain&#8217;s biggest airport. 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