Extinction Rebellion activists have barricaded an airport entrance with a limousine to protest against “super-rich celebrities and oligarchs” taking private jets.
The anti-climate change group targeted Farnborough Airport in Hampshire to raise awareness of the emissions caused by private flights.
Activists blocked three entrances to the airport to show their anger towards what they claim is a “wanton level of pollution”.
One set of protesters parked a stretch limousine outside one access point, with the driver locked to the steering wheel to make it harder to move.
A man dressed as a pilot, with a skeleton on his cap, stood next to the vehicle holding a sign which read: “1% of people cause 50% of aviation emissions”.
Read more here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/10/02/extinction-rebellion-activists-barricade-airport-limousine-private/
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