Flights at London City airport have been disrupted after protestors on the runway.
The Metropolitan Police confirmed they were called to the airport at 05:40 after nine protestors from the Black Lives Matter campaign group.
The airport said flights were diverted to Gatwick and hoped to “resume operations as soon as possible”.
The demonstrators say they have "shut down London City Airport to protest the UK's environmental impact on black people".
In a statement the Met Police said: "There are currently nine protestors on the runway at the airport. They have erected a tripod and have locked themselves together.
Officers are currently on scene and are negotiating with them. We are awaiting the arrival of specialist resources that are able to 'unlock' the protestors."
No arrests have been made at this stage.
A witness at the airport, which was used by a record 4.3 million passengers last year, told the Evening Standard: "They got onto the runway using a rubber dinghy from the dock.
"They are on the runway surrounded by police. I'm not sure if they are chained together but they are huddled together."
Passengers have been advised to check the status of their flight before travelling to the airport.
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