Overview

• Authorities charged six Letzte Generation members with housebreaking and vandalism after they glued themselves to taxiways at Cologne/Bonn Airport in July and August 2024, exposing them to fines or up to two years’ imprisonment if convicted.
• The Cologne district court has received the indictments but has not yet scheduled hearings as defendants review evidence and secure legal representation.
• Federal Police issued fee orders totaling around €27,000 to cover response operations for the two separate protests.
• Eurowings is pursuing roughly €284,000 to cover customer refunds, replacement transport, hotel costs and lost profits stemming from flight cancellations.
• Flughafen Köln/Bonn estimates about €125,000 in property damage and reserves the right to seek further compensation.