Archive · 9 Dec 2025
Greece's Heraklion Airport Resumes Flights After Protest
Farmers in Greece were very upset about something and decided to protest at Heraklion Airport on the island of Crete.
They threw stones at the police and went onto the runway, which stopped some flights.
Three flights were cancelled, and a few others were delayed.
But after a while, the farmers stopped protesting, and the airport started working normally again.
The police had to deal with the situation, and everything went back to normal early on Tuesday.
Flights resumed at Heraklion Airport after farmers ended their protest.
Farmers threw stones at police and stormed the runway, causing disruptions.
Three flights were cancelled and several others delayed.
The protest ended early on Tuesday, allowing normal operations to resume.
Aviation officials confirmed the resumption of flights.
- Who
- Farmers protesting
- What
- Protest at Heraklion Airport
- When
- December 9, 2023
- Where
- Heraklion Airport, Crete, Greece
- Why
- Not specified in the article
- Location
- Heraklion Airport, Crete, Greece
- Protesters
- Farmers
- Incident Date
- December 9, 2023
- Flights Cancelled
- 3
- Flights Delayed
- Several