Blitz by environmentalists at Malpensa:occupy the runways of private jets:«Against Valentine's Day travel waste» – The video

The protest, say the activists of Scientist Rebellion, Extinction Rebellion and Ultima Generazione, is part of the international campaign Make them pay, aimed at highlighting how the use of private planes is producing devastating effects on the climate

New blitz by environmentalists.About twenty activists, part of the groups Extinction Rebellion, Scientist Rebellion and Latest Generation, blocked airport operations this morning Malpensa Prime of Milan, the airport from which private planes take off.The protest, the activists say, is part of the international campaign Make them pay, aimed at highlighting how the use of private jets by 1% of the population is producing devastating effects on the climate.The action was implemented «through – we read in the press release – multiple tactics of disturbing the airport's activities»:not only did they prevent access to the car parks but they also defaced "the windows of the terminal" and "ten protesting citizens also entered the airport runway by sitting down and gluing their hands to the asphalt in front of a parked jet" .The people involved, including also Simone Ficicchia – the spokesperson of the Last Generation, against whom the Court of Milan ha rejected the request for special surveillance for one year with residence obligation made by the Police Headquarters of Pavia for the actions of civil disobedience - they were removed from the airport by the police.«Valentine's Day – he explained Lorenzo by Scientist Rebellion – it is the day of the year with the highest number of private jet flights for non-work, therefore non-essential travel.We can no longer accept it, we are in a climate emergency situation, we must act accordingly."