EXTINCTION Rebellion (XR) activists blocked all major entrances to a private airport on Saturday in protest against its role in the climate crisis.

Protesters parked a stretch limousine at the gates to Farnborough Airport, Hampshire, as part of the protest, which called on “the world’s super-rich elite of celebrities, oligarchs and business leaders to ditch private flights.”

An XR spokesman said that private flyers, making up just 1 per cent of the world’s population, cause half of aviation’s global emissions.

“The 30,000 private flights to and from Farnborough Airport each year carry an average of just 2.3 passengers, with each passenger responsible for the emission of nine times as much carbon as an economy flight to the US and 20 times that to Spain,” he said.

Hampshire Police said that no arrests were made as a result of the action, while the airport claimed that it was fully operational during the protest.