Activists in Bristol have again blockaded an airport bus in protest at the state of the regular bus services in the city. The campaigners from Extinction Rebellion Youth gathered around the bus at the stop on Redcliffe Way as it was returning from the airport to Temple Meads station, unfurled a long banner and prevented it from continuing its journey to the station.
XR Youth Bristol said its action was part of a wider campaign called ‘Free Buses, Fair Buses’, which was launched in June and has seen a number of different protests and stunts in the months since. Last month, the activists boarded and blocked a Bristol Flyer Airport Bus as it arrived at Temple Meads from Bristol Airport, and the group has also sprayed messages including ‘This bus could be free’ on the pavements near bus stops in the city centre.
Extinction Rebellion Youth Bristol said that, because the bus had returned from the airport to the city centre, ‘no passengers were at risk of missing flights’ - although the bus was prevented from continuing on to Temple Meads to start a new return journey to the airport.
