Climate activists occupied a section of the Geneva International Airport tarmac forcing airport authorities temporarily suspend air traffic, Geneva Airport reported.

“Due to an onslaught of people on the tarmac, air traffic was briefly disrupted at Geneva Airport”, said a tweet on the airport’s official account, before clarifying a few minutes later that traffic had resumed “gradually since 12:40” (13:40 Greek time).

A little earlier, climate activists had staged an intervention at the business jet lounge which takes place not far from the airport’s runway.

Around a hundred climate activists from Greenpeace, Stay Grounded, Extinction Rebellion, Scientist Rebellion and other climate movement organizations from 17 countries staged an intervention at Europe’s largest private jet trade show, the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) which is being held in Geneva, demanding a ban on private jets, underlines a statement by Greenpeace.

Images posted by activists on Twitter show activists unfurling banners sitting under the planes or blocking entry to the plane’s cabin.

Protesters affixed stickers resembling the warning messages on cigarette packs to the planes to “recognize as toxic objects”, with slogans warning that “private jets are burning our future”, “killing our planet” and “feeding inequalities,” the announcement of the environmental organization also states.