Climate Activists Protest Private Jet Expo, Demanding Ban on Polluting Aircraft

Geneva airport was briefly closed after climate activists from 17 countries disrupted a private jet fair and protested the polluting planes.
The protesters demanded a ban on private jets due to their high carbon emissions per person and stuck warning labels on the planes.
Private jets generate up to 14 times more pollution per passenger than commercial planes and are up to 50 times more polluting than trains.
The private aviation sector claims to be working on sustainable aviation fuel and innovations to make flying more efficient but has only cut emissions by 40% in 40 years.
Activists are calling for an end to air miles schemes and for frequent flyers to be taxed in order to curb the almost doubling of private jet usage globally in the last two decades.