Record air traffic levels show industry cannot be trusted
PRESS CONTACT: Hannah Lawrence, [email protected] , (+43) 0670 550 09 34 Tuesday 4th - Climate campaigners have responded to the aviation industry’s prediction of record high passenger numbers for 2024 with outrage. Campaigners at Stay Grounded say the...
International week of action targeting private jets reaches its peak with blockade of Farnborough airport
This morning, protesters blocked the access to Farnborough airport, the biggest private jet terminal in the UK. This is part of an international week of action, with protests in eight countries demanding that governments ban private jets, tax frequent flyers and make...
La Semana de Acción Internacional contra los jets privados alcanza su punto álgido con el bloqueo del aeropuerto de Farnborough
Esta mañana, lxs manifestantes bloquearon el acceso al aeropuerto de Farnborough, la terminal de jets privados más grande del Reino Unido. Esto es parte de la Semana de Acción Internacional, con protestas en ocho países que exigen que los gobiernos prohíban los jets...
How to get involved in countering airline adverts
In April over 30 groups took part in the International Week of Action Against Airline Advertising, Sponsorship and Greenwash. Here's a recap of the week, some key learnings and steps you can take to get involved in the movement to counter fossil ads. The problem with...
Protests across Europe demand ban on airline advertising
PRESS CONTACT: Hannah Lawrence, [email protected] , (+43) 0670 550 09 34 A week of protest across Europe is taking aim at airline advertising and sponsorships over their role in increasing demand for flying. New statistics for 6 major airlines show that...
Court prohibits Eurowings greenwashing adverts
German airline, Eurowings, has been prohibited from advertising flights as “CO2 neutral” through carbon offsetting, by Cologne Regional Court Eurowings had misled customers with its greenwashing claims, the court ruled Forest offsetting projects are unsuitable for...
Webinar: Reflection Talks with the Latin American and Caribbean network
This was the first webinar in a series offering space for dialogue, analysis and discussion of alternatives to the impacts of the aviation industry, organised by the Latin American and Caribbean regional network of Stay Grounded, "Permanecer en la Tierra". Quintana...
Two court victories on Schiphol airport and KLM airline!
Press Release on March 20th 2024 - Today, a historic verdict ruled that Schiphol Amsterdam airport has to reduce its flights to a maximum of 400,000 a year. Yesterday, another court ruled that the Dutch airline KLM has misled customers with its green claims. These...
Upcoming actions demand flight caps for Europe’s 5 largest airports
25 organisations are calling on the EU and governments across Europe to cap air traffic The coalition of groups have published a tribune ahead of two days of action in France and other European countries The organisations are local residents groups and climate...
Capping air traffic: an emergency response for health and climate!
Over 20 organisations campaigning against the five biggest European airports have published the below tribune calling on national governments and the EU to cap flights and implement stronger curfews at airports across Europe. We, the neighbours of Europe's five...