Luton Rising, the owner of Luton Airport, wants to almost double capacity to 32 million passengers a year. Thousands of people across this whole rural area objected to the proposal. They objected to noise blight and logjams on road and rail services, as well as hugely increased carbon emissions. A decision on this controversial and environmentally damaging proposal is due by October 4th.
This plan would have massive impacts on the local environment all around the airport. Please alert your MPs and urge them to oppose: quality of life in this area would change forever if the plan goes ahead. A much larger Luton Airport, flying over the towns and villages of Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire, adding carbon emissions at a time of Climate Crisis, choking local roads and exporting more money overseas on cheap flights is not sustainable. Instead, Labour-run Luton Borough Council – which ultimately owns the Airport – should heed its own Climate Emergency declaration and plan for a better airport and not a bigger one.
The Green Party stands against the impact of increased flying on global warming. We stand against the impact of increased pollution on our health. We stand against overwhelming local infrastructure with airport traffic. Where does your MP stand?
Find out more from the LADACAN campaign website.