Business Aviation Is Legitimate Target, Green Activist Says
One year after eco-activists walked into the static display at EBACE, they consider their action met its goal in raising public awareness.
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One year after eco-activists walked into the static display at EBACE, they consider their action met its goal in raising public awareness.
Once inside, demonstrators stuck warning labels on planes with messages such as "Private jets burn our future" or chanted "Climate justice!"
Geneva's airport was briefly closed as climate activists stormed a private jet fair by ripping down or scaling fences, handcuffing themselves to landing gear
Geneva (AFP) May 23, 2023 - Activists demonstrating against Europe's biggest private jets sales fair disrupted flights at Geneva Airport on Tuesday after chaining themselves to the planes on display.
Private jets are five to 14 times more polluting than commercial planes per passenger, while the global fleet has more than doubled over the past 20 years.