The protestors took to flying toy drones in the no fly zone of a 5km radius around the airport in an attempt to ground flights. The proposed expansion of the airport will add a third runway, which will add about 4.3 million tons of emissions to the atmosphere as a result of the additional flights.
19 activists arrested in struggle against UK’s largest polluter
At least 19 activists have been arrested for opposing expansion plans of UK’s largest polluter, the Heathrow polluter in London.