Extinction Rebellion has blocked the private jet terminal at Luton Airport as protesters call for excessive flights to be taxed. The environmental group, as well as those affiliated with it, have blockaded the entrances to the Harrods Aviation and Signature private jet terminals. They are demanding the UK Government “take urgent action to ban private jets, tax frequent flyers and make wealthy polluters pay”.
Extinction Rebellion said this morning’s protest is part of a global co-ordinated action launched last week by climate activists across 11 countries, which is targeting several sites in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and the US.
It added groups have decided to take action on the road leading to Luton Airport due to the “rise in the use of private jet flights for supposedly romantic Valentine’s Day dates”.
The group is also urging people to go to Parliament on April 21 to join 100,000 people calling for a citizen-led transition away from fossil fuels.
Todd Smith, a former airline pilot-turned climate activist, said: “Valentine’s Day should not have to cost the Earth, or the taxpayer. The people want a ban on private jets, as Climate Assembly UK demonstrated in 2020. But nothing has been done.
“I can only assume the government has ignored the will of the people to protect the interests of their rich mates. We are here today to make them listen.”
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