LONDON, Feb. 25, 2008
Protestors Climb Atop Jet At Heathrow
Demonstrators Board Plane, On The Outside, To Protest Planned Third Runway
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A handout photo from Greenpeace shows activists climbing on top of a Boeing airplane at Heathrow Airport as part of a climate change protest. Greenpeace described it as an "incredible security breach." (Press Association via AP Images)
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A spokesman said the incident took place at Terminal 1 shortly after a Boeing 777 plane had landed from Manchester. (Press Association via AP Images)
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Greenpeace said the activists walked across the tarmac and climbed onto the British Airways Airbus A320 after it landed on a domestic flight from Manchester in northern England.
The three men and two women wrapped a banner around the tail fin reading: "Climate Emergency - No Third Runway."
Greenpeace opposes plans for a third runway at Heathrow, Europe's busiest airport, saying it would make global warming worse by increasing carbon dioxide emissions.
Heathrow operator BAA PLC said the protesters were arrested after about 90 minutes and taken to the airport's police station. The activists were later released on bail, police said.
BAA PLC said the airport was operating normally Monday and that a full investigation would be launched.
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