Environmental activists from Extinction Rebellion have blocked entrances to a private airport on Saturday in Hampshire, England, according to the campaign group.
The campaign members have blocked all major entrances to Farnborough Airport, "calling on the world's super-rich elite and governments to ditch private flights", Xinhua news agency reported, citing the group's statement on Twitter.
"Farnborough airport has 30,000 private flights a year, each with an average of 2.3 passengers, each passenger responsible for emitting 20x more carbon than passengers on an economy flight to Spain," said the statement.
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It added that Farnborough airport has permission to expand to 50,000 private flights a year.
An Extinction Rebellion spokesman said: "As world leaders gather for the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow this month, protesters are calling on the world's super-rich elite of celebrities, oligarchs and business leaders to ditch private flights."
Protesters have accused the airport of "greenwashing" after it announced a switch to sustainable aviation fuel which is created using non-recyclable household waste.
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An airport spokeswoman said authorities were monitoring the situation and the airport was still fully operational.
