Overview

• The 27-year-old defendant received an 11-month sentence and the 45-year-old received nine months, with both prison terms suspended.
• Each must pay €2,000 to a charitable organization and complete 300 hours of unpaid work.
• Prosecutors proved the pair cut through the outer fence with a bolt cutter and glued themselves to a taxiway on August 15, 2024.
• The action forced 20 flight cancellations, led to one diversion to Düsseldorf, and sent three aircraft back to their gates.
• The court said about 3,000 passengers were directly and about 13,000 indirectly affected, and the airport lost at least €50,000 in revenue.