Greece's Heraklion airport resumes flights after farmers end protest

Greek farmers protest over delayed European Union subsidy payments by blocking the runway at Heraklion International Airport, disrupting flight operations, in Heraklion on the island of Crete, Greece, December 8, 2025. REUTERS/Stefanos Rapanis

ATHENS, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Flights to and from Heraklion Airport on the Greek island of Crete resumed early on Tuesday, aviation officials said, after farmers who had been blocking the terminal ended a protest.

Three flights were cancelled and several othersdelayed after agroup of farmers threw stones at police and stormed onto the runway at Heraklion on Monday, halting some air traffic.