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Pilton Residents Criticize VIP Helicopter Arrivals at Glastonbury Festival

Many locals argue the surge of private flights clashes with the event’s long-standing eco and communal values.

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Overview

  • Pilton villagers have voiced frustration over sustained noise and disruption from celebrity helicopter landings near Worthy Farm.
  • Festival organizers continue to endorse public and low-emission transport options while privately chartered helicopter services operate without intervention.
  • Holly Willoughby and her husband Dan Baldwin flew in via helicopter on June 27 before joining crowds and assisting fellow festivalgoers onsite.
  • Air Charter is offering return flights from London heliports to Glastonbury for about £13,950, cutting up to eight hours of travel time compared to driving.
  • The growing divide between luxury celebrity access and the festival’s renewable energy and single-use plastic ban policies has reignited debate over Glastonbury’s founding ethos.