Publicity & Politics News
Below are links to stories on protests, publicity events and other aviation stories that have hit the news.
EnoughsEnough advert – “Flightmare – on Drowning Street”
EnoughsEnough have produced another of their tremendous full page ads - this one is headed "Flightmare - on Drowning Street". The ad, which is a spoof film poster showing Gordon Brown, planes and a drowning Westminster, asks people to email the DfT on the Heathrow consultation.
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Airfixed! Why the government’s consultation on Heathrow is a sham
Greenpeace volunteers attended the final Heathrow consultation exhibition on 25th January to let the public know that the whole process is a sham - ignoring the threat of climate change in favour of the quick profits to be made from airport expansion. (Greenpeace)
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Plane Stupid Scotland: activists blockade Edinburgh airport private jets
Over 20 environmental protesters breached security at Edinburgh Airport and blockaded the entrance to the private jet company, Greer Aviation. They pledged that this as part of a nationwide campaign to reverse the current plans for a tripling of air travel in Scotland. (Plane Stupid, Scotland)
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March of the penguins: Plane Stupid reclaim the ice
Around 30 penguins 'reclaimed the ice' at the Natural History Museum's ice rink in protest at British Airways sponsorship of the museum's annual winter festivities. The protestors, from "Plane Stupid", dressed as penguins to highlight the irony of an airline creating an ice rink in central London, whilst its business activities are a major cause of global warming. (UK Indymedia)
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Plane Stupid activists shut down travel agents on route of climate march
Environmental campaigners from direct action group Plane Stupid claim to have shut down travel agents and airline offices along the route of yesterday's National Climate March in London as part of the Global Day of Action against climate change. In Manchester Climate Camp activists shut down all the Flight Centre stores on Saturday 8th. (UK Airport News)
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Women climate activists blockade DfT
Women blockaded the Department for Transport, preventing staff from getting to work and carrying out their policies which are catapulting us towards dangerous run-away climate change. This action comes in response to Ruth Kelly confirming the government's intentions to build a third runway and a sixth terminal at Heathrow. (Plane Stupid press release)
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Runway protest disrupts MPs’ inquiry into airport group
Campaigners protesting against the construction of a 3rd runway at Heathrow interrupted the deliberations of MPs in the Commons Transport Committee investigating the future of BAA. As BAA chairman Sir Nigel Rudd prepared to give evidence protesters began chanting "no third runway at Heathrow". Three stripped off outer garments to reveal white T-shirts bearing the same slogan. (Guardian)
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(Manchester) Activists end protest at airport
A group of environmental activists who blocked an entrance to a departure lounge at Manchester International Airport have ended their protest. The group took action inside a public area in Terminal Three and a screen was later set up in front of them. One of them, Vanessa Hall, is a Green Party member of Manchester City Council and said she was "disgusted" with the authority's actions in relation to the airport. (BBC)
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Climate change activists blockade domestic flights at Manchester Airport
Activists from Manchester Climate Action and Manchester Plane Stupid blockaded the security check-in of Terminal 3 of Manchester Airport. Passengers were denied access to the departure lounge by 7 activists locked together using arm-tube devices. Two banners were unfurled reading, "Manchester City Council... supporting climate chaos" and "Domestic flights cost the Earth". (Plane Stupid and Daily Mail)
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Video of the Climate Camp at Heathrow in August is now online
The Climate Camp has put together a video, showing what happened at the camp at Heathrow, from 13th August. There is also a brief summary of what happened on each day.