Protestors blockade an airport entrance to protest over plans to double private jet flights.
Residents and climate activists have blocked access to Farnborough Airport this morning (February 2) to protest against the proposed expansion of the airport which will almost double the number of private jet flights to 70,000 a year.
Scores of campaigners from Extinction Rebellion, Farnborough Noise campaign group, Blackwater Valley Friends of the Earth and Alton Climate Action Network joined local councillors and residents, to voice their opposition to the plans, which they say blatantly ignore the climate crisis.
The protest follows a consultation period on Farnborough Airport’s expansion plans which ended in October 2024 drawing fierce opposition from local residents and environmental campaigners.
The proposals include doubling the airport’s annual weekend flight limit from 8,900 to 18,900 flights and upping its annual flight limit from 50,000 to 70,000 flights.
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