Seven activists blocked departure gates at Gatwick airport on the first day of school summer holidays
The group said that seven protesters entered the airport’s southern terminal at around 8am, adding that “the situation is currently developing”.
A video shared on the group’s social media appears to show activists blocking off a section of the airport by sitting on the floor.Just Stop Oil claims that it is working with groups internationally to demand that governments establish a fossil fuel treaty to end the extraction and burning of oil, gas and coal by 2030.
“This summer, areas of key importance to the fossil fuel economy will be declared sites of civil resistance around the world.”
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