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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Kevin Rawlinson and agency

Greta Thunberg joins protest against expansion of Hampshire airport

Greta Thunberg with other protesters.
‘The fact that using private jets is both legally and socially allowed today in an escalating climate emergency is completely detached from reality,’ says Greta Thunberg. Photograph: Carlos Jasso/Reuters

The climate activist Greta Thunberg has marched alongside local residents and Extinction Rebellion activists to protest against an airport’s expansion plans.

Farnborough Airport Ltd has submitted a planning application to Rushmoor borough council to increase the number of flights from 50,000 to 70,000 a year. The Swedish climate activist joined the march from Farnborough town centre, in Hampshire, to Farnborough airport.

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