Footage captured by another passenger on the Aer Lingus flight showed the protester repeatedly apologizing to disgruntled passengers as he lectured them on climate change.
political editor Nicholas Watt tweeted:"My flight from London City airport to Dublin has just been grounded by a climate change protester.
"Plane was at the end of runway. So the pilot taxied back to gate where plane was met by throng of police. They came on board and escorted the protestor off the plane. No skirmish and protestor left the plane." Metropolitan Police spokesman Laurancee Taylor said:"Our policing plan is aimed at preventing criminal activity which poses a significant safety and security risk to the airport, and the thousands of passengers using it. We are determined to deal with protestors robustly but proportionately.
While some protesters got inside the terminal on Thursday, flights continued to take off, though some were delayed. One climbed over barbed wire to dance on the roof of the airport entrance as a live band played clarinet music below.
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