Travel and leisure could be utopian – take a look
The tourism and travel industries have created a destructive duo, one that jeopardises the way of life for local communities and destroys the environment to create profit for a few. But travel and leisure time could look so different if we recreate these systems with...
‘Let us sleep!’ – Actions in 12 countries to ban night flights
On 13 September, groups in 12 countries raised their voices to say NO to night flights at airports. From their harmful effects on health to their destructive climate impacts, night flights are an unnecessary nuisance that falls hardest on already marginalised...
Ban Night Flights at Airports: 200+ groups come together for the end of night flights at airports and actions take place at 10 countries
Over 200 organisations are calling for a ban on night flights, pointing to their severe health and climate impacts. As part of the International Day of Action, groups in 10 countries took creative action to demand an end to sleepless nights caused by airport noise.
Eight ways airlines exploit their own customers
Airlines don’t just fuel climate chaos – they exploit their own passengers with hidden fees, AI-driven pricing, greenwashing and more.
We joined together to move Beyond Aviation, Tourism and Capitalism
Over the course of four days, more than 230 people came together across three different continents and online to form new bonds, empower each other and build strategies for resistance in the face of escalating climate and social crises. These were more than just...
Red line at Barcelona airport to protest its expansion
A group of activists drew a red line in a symbolic action at Terminal 1 of Barcelona El Prat Airport to show their rejection of the proposed expansion of this and other airports. The international conference of the Stay Grounded network, ‘Beyond aviation,...
International conference against aviation and tourism takes place in Barcelona
More than 180 international activists will meet from 3rd-6th July at a conference in Barcelona for the reduction of tourism and aviation The conference comes less than a month after the Catalan regional government approved the expansion of Barcelona's El Prat airport...
Barcelona Airport Struggle: Decades of building broad alliances
The decades-old conflict around El Prat airport and the destruction of the Llobregat Delta is one of Europe’s most important environmental justice struggles. The conflict entered a new stage, with airport expansion plans being put back on the table in June 2025.
Coalition of groups call out Paris Air Show’s outrageous greenwash
Environmental groups have called out the world's largest aerospace trade event for promoting climate-wrecking aviation growth. Activists replaced adverts in Paris to criticise the Paris Air Show which is being held from 16th-22nd June 2025. 16th June 2025 - ...
Actions disrupt four European airports demanding urgent reduction of air traffic
PRESS CONTACT: Hannah Lawrence, [email protected] , (+43) 0670 550 09 34 More than one hundred people took action at airports across three European countries yesterday. Actions took place in Portugal, the UK, and Denmark. The actions were a protest against the...