has blocked the personal jet terminal at Luton Airport as protesters name for extreme flights to be taxed. The environmental group's iconic blue boat 'Polly Higgins' is obstructing all three gates to the airport's Signature Terminal with protestors "locked" on to the deck and hull of the boat. A second group of protestors have barricaded themselves to the doorway to the Harrods Aviation Terminal, with activists locked onto two oil barrels.
A number of different protestors have gathered at each terminals wearing hi-vis jackets. They've been pictured holding flags and banners within the type of airport indicators, and carrying pink vests studying "LOVE IN ACTION".
Extinction Riot, in addition to teams affiliated with it, are demanding the UK Authorities "take pressing motion to ban personal jets, tax frequent flyers and make rich polluters pay".
IOt mentioned mentioned this morning's protest is a part of a world co-ordinated motion launched final week by local weather activists throughout 11 nations, which is concentrating on a number of websites in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and the US.
Extinction Riot added teams have determined to take motion on the highway resulting in Luton Airport because of the "rise in using personal jet flights for supposedly romantic Valentine’s Day dates".
The group can also be urging individuals to go to Parliament on April 21 to affix 100,000 individuals calling for a citizen-led transition away from fossil fuels.
Todd Smith, a former airline pilot-turned local weather activist, mentioned: "Valentine’s Day shouldn't must price the Earth, or the taxpayer. The individuals need a ban on personal jets, as Local weather Meeting UK demonstrated in 2020. However nothing has been completed.
"I can solely assume the federal government has ignored the desire of the individuals to guard the pursuits of their wealthy mates. We're right here right now to make them hear."
Nigel Harvey, 60, a recycling firm chief govt and Extinction Riot activist from St Albans, added: "Extinction Riot and different local weather activist teams are sometimes criticised for disrupting the lives of ‘regular working individuals’ – nicely it ought to be clear that proudly owning a non-public jet isn’t regular.
"It is a focused motion – we’re disrupting solely the highest one p.c: the highest-income, highest emitters who're most answerable for air pollution and have essentially the most energy to have an effect on modifications."
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