Climate activists glued themselves to the runways at Germany's largest airport in Frankfurton Thursday morning. The day before, activists blocked the airport in Cologne/Bonn, also temporarily suspending air traffic there.

The protest action was well-timed: Germany's summer vacation period has just begun and hundreds of flights had to be canceled.

The Last Generation group has claimed responsibility for the latest actions, with activist Lina Johnson defending the campaign.

"We feel sorry for the people who want to go on vacation. We also feel sorry for the delays," she told DW. "But we all act as if we live in a reality that no longer exists. I would describe the governments in Germany and elsewhere as a real danger and the real criminals. Because they are burning more and more fossil fuels and investing in fossil forms of energy. This is a complete betrayal of the younger generation."

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