Press release

Campaigners opposed to Heathrow expansion have scaled the roof of the Houses of Parliament and hung protest banners from the building before Prime Minister's Questions is due to begin.

The three men and two women from climate action group, Plane Stupid, opened an outside door before walking along the roof and dropping two banners. The non-violent direct action comes on the day a government consultation into Heathrow expansion ends. The protesters are making paper aeroplanes out of confidential Whitehall documents that reveal the process is fixed, and gliding the planes into the MPs' car park below.

Environmental activists from direct action group Plane Stupid have shut down travel agents and airline offices along the route of today’s National Climate March in London as part of the Global Day of Action against climate change.

Plane Stupid spokesperson Michael Kelly said,

"These businesses continue, with full support from the government, to profit from wrecking our climate."

Climate action group, Plane Stupid, today condemned the opening of a 'consultation' on the third runway at Heathrow as a farce, pointing out that a new MORI poll shows that 70 per cent of the UK population have already said no to airport expansion.

Activist for Plane Stupid, Leila Deen, said:

"This process would be funny if it wasn't so dangerous. It's like consulting a curable patient on which sickness they want to die from. This so-called 'consultation' fails to extend even to many of those living near the airport let alone the millions around the world set to die from catastrophic climate change. Who is consulting them?"

Activists from Manchester Climate Action and Manchester Plane Stupid have blockaded the security check-in of terminal 3 of Manchester Airport.

Passengers are being denied access to the departure lounge by seven activists locked together using arm-tube devices. Two banners have been unfurled reading, “Manchester City Council... supporting climate chaos” and “Domestic flights cost the Earth”. Other protesters are leafleting passengers with information about aviation and climate change as well as handing out train timetables for route destinations.