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Stay Grounded @staygroundednet.bsky.social · 9d

The tourism and aviation industries are two sides of the same coin: a system built on neo‑colonial, fossil‑fuelled hypermobility, to maximise the profits of a few at the expense of people and the planet. 5/5

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Stay Grounded @staygroundednet.bsky.social · 9d

3) Many countries in the Global South are pushed into dependence on mass tourism, while bearing the brunt of the climate crisis it fuels. 4/5

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Stay Grounded @staygroundednet.bsky.social · 9d

2) Touristification means land grabs, precarious jobs, soaring rent prices and exploitation of local communities and migrant workforce, loss of public spaces and exhaustion of local resources (e.g. water scarcity). 3/5

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Stay Grounded @staygroundednet.bsky.social · 9d

But this “freedom to travel” comes at a huge cost:
1) Aviation is the fastest-growing source of transport emissions and represents 52% of tourism direct emissions. 2/5

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Stay Grounded @staygroundednet.bsky.social · 9d

Since 1970, international tourism has exploded, from less than 200 million arrivals to almost 1.5 billion today. This was only possible due to the even larger growth of aviation, with billions of passengers carried every year. 1/5

Since 1970, aviation has grown 15 times and tourism along with it. (Graphic showing booming growth of tourism and aviation since 1970)

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Stay Grounded @staygroundednet.bsky.social · 16d

Airport expansion does not create economic growth.

It threatens people, planet, and prosperity.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Gatwick airport second runway approved by transport secretary

There has been strong opposition against the airport wanting to use its northern runway.

www.bbc.com

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Stay Grounded @staygroundednet.bsky.social · 20d

Night flights disrupt sleep, harm health, and are powerful climate bombs 🚨

Join our webinar to explore local impacts & global climate injustice, and how communities worldwide are taking action.

🗓️ Sept 23 | ⏰ 19:00–20:00 CET
🔗 Register: actionnetwork.org/forms/sleepl...

Webinar - Sleepless nights: Aviation, Local Impacts & Climate Injustice

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Stay Grounded @staygroundednet.bsky.social · 21d

For a liveable future, we need to draw #RedLinesForAirports ❌

Ban night flights, stop airport expansions, limit overall air traffic, no private jets and replace short-haul flights by trains.

👁️ Read the full story: stay-grounded.org/night-flghts... 4/4

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Stay Grounded @staygroundednet.bsky.social · 21d

📢 Actions ranged from banners on balconies to sleeping in front of town halls & drawing red lines against the expansion of air traffic, showing night flights are a true nightmare.

👁️ Read about how aviation is a health issue: stay-grounded.org/aviation-is-... 3/4

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Stay Grounded @staygroundednet.bsky.social · 21d

The actions happened in support of over 200 organisations who signed a joint declaration calling night flights unnecessary and utterly avoidable. They destroy health, disrupt sleep and fuel climate breakdown.

👁️ Read the declaration: stay-grounded.org/ban-night-fl... 2/4

Action by FoE Hungary (MTVSZ) and the Association for Sustainability.

Action by GACC against Gatwick Airsport Expansion and night flights.

Action by CAGNE against Gatwick Airport Expansion and night flights.

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Stay Grounded @staygroundednet.bsky.social · 21d

Night flights = climate bombs & noise machines ✈️💣

💥 On 13 Sept, people across 12 countries stood up for our right to sleep. From Austria to South Korea, neighbours & climate justice groups took action to #BanNightFlights.

📣 Add your voice 👉 actionnetwork.org/forms/ban-ni... 1/4

Action by Plataforma contra l’Ampliació de l’Aeroport de Palma in the Balearic Islands.

Action by Bond Beter Leefmilieu in Brussels.

Action by ADVOCNAR and Rester sur Terre in Paris.

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Stay Grounded @staygroundednet.bsky.social · 25d

‼️ Join 200+ organisations to #BanNightFlights 👉 actionnetwork.org/forms/ban-ni...

Today, people in 10 countries are taking action for our right to sleep & a safe climate.

Night flights are unnecessary, harmful & fueling climate chaos. Time to end them.

Ban night flights at airports: sign the petition

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Children's Rights Over Flights @rightoverflight.bsky.social · 25d

Ban night flights, stop airport expansions.
We stand with communities in Ireland impacted by harmful night flights. Kids need adequate rest for their well-being.
They also need urgent climate action from aviation, to help protect their futures.🌎
#RedLinesForAirports
@staygroundednet.bsky.social

International day to BAN NIGHT FLIGHTS at airports. Families no longer having a peaceful home... Communities not getting enough rest... Children not being able to get enought sleep... Even MORE harmful aviation pollution... should be #RedLinesForAirports

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Richmond and Twickenham Friends of the Earth @rtfoe.bsky.social · 28d

Tired of being woken early by the first plane of the day? We are. Join us in supporting a ban on #NightFlights: stay-grounded.org/ban-night-fl... #BanNightFlights #RedLinesForAirports #StayGrounded
@staygroundednet.bsky.social

Support the International Day to Ban Night Flights at Airports!

stay-grounded.org

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Mallard1 @alflac.bsky.social · 26d

Educate yourself to harms of aviation. #NATS vectoring exposes communities to unmonitored noise outside flight paths. These areas are outside official noise contouring assessments. Useful information to extend learning @uecna.bsky.social @staygroundednet.bsky.social stay-grounded.org/wp-content/u...

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Stay Grounded @staygroundednet.bsky.social · 26d

Amazing news from our comrades in Korea! 🪿

Let's keep strong in solidarity! Together, we show how people power across borders will stop the ongoing destruction made in the name of profit & build a world centered on the well-being of all living creatures!

#RedLinesForAirports

Victory: Seoul administrative court rules Saemangeum New Airport plan must be cancelled!

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RadReduction (Larry Edwards) @radreduction.bsky.social · 28d

Stop construction and expansion of airports, and degrow aviation. Frivolous emissions, in large part, in the face of a rapidly degenerating worldwide climate.

Take note, 👇. #flyingless @staygroundednet.bsky.social

Dr Steve Westlake @steveclimate.bsky.social · Jul 23

ICYMI: "Aviation now contributes a greater share of total UK emissions than the entire electricity supply sector. Continued emissions growth in this sector could put future targets at risk."

...said the Climate Change Committee (CCC) in their 2025 progress report
www.theccc.org.uk/publication/...

Progress in reducing emissions - 2025 report to Parliament - Climate Change Committee

Presented to Parliament pursuant to Section 36 (1) of the Climate Change Act 2008. This report was laid…

www.theccc.org.uk

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Stay Grounded @staygroundednet.bsky.social · 29d

Apply now! ✊🔥

The Stay Grounded Action Pot has funds left this year – up to €1000 to support actions resisting airports and aviation expansion.

Groups from the Global South are especially encouraged to apply. You don’t need to be a member of our network.

Spread the word!
stay-grounded.org/actions

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Stay Grounded @staygroundednet.bsky.social · Sep 3

The Saemangeum Airport project threatens one of the most important wetlands on the East Asian-Australasian Flyway, a vital habitat for countless migratory birds and a shared natural heritage.

Solidarity with the struggle in Korea!

news.mongabay.com/short-articl...

In Korea, a 260 km march from Jeonju to Seoul is taking place. The aim: protect Sura Tidal Flat and stop the Saemangeum Airport project.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Aug 29

And yet Delta Air Lines paid $0 to dump 60.6 million tonnes of CO₂ₑ into the atmosphere in 2024.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · Aug 29

Delta Air Lines has agreed to pay $79 million to settle a lawsuit filed in 2020 after one of its airplanes experiencing engine trouble dumped fuel over schoolyards and densely populated neighborhoods east of Los Angeles.

Delta agrees to pay $79M to settle lawsuit after jetliner dumped fuel on schools

Delta Air Lines has agreed to pay $79 million to settle a lawsuit filed in 2020 after one of its airplanes experiencing engine trouble dumped fuel over schoolyards and densely populated neighborhoods east of Los Angeles.

bit.ly

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Stay Grounded @staygroundednet.bsky.social · Aug 29

Royal Caribbean wants to turn Mahahual (Mexico) into a massive private cruise "destination".

This means:
❌ Ecological destruction
❌ More air traffic & cruise ships
❌ Locals pushed out

Residents are resisting ✊🏾 support them here: www.change.org/p/claudiashe...

They want to turn this (image of beautiful landscape with small fishing village Mahahual in Mexico) into this (rendered image of preposterous theme park planed for that area)

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Stay Grounded @staygroundednet.bsky.social · Aug 26

Economy flight passengers in the US are paying for private jets in the US.

This is a complete injustice - kudos to the Times for covering it 👏

/https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000010331153/private-planes-faa.html?smid=url-share

Video: Opinion | If You Fly Economy, You’re Paying for Someone Else to Fly Private

The Times editorial board argues that Congress must change the Federal Aviation Administration’s funding structure.

www.nytimes.com

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RadReduction (Larry Edwards) @radreduction.bsky.social · Aug 24

Actually, a regulated downturn in cruise tourism is starting, in Hawaii's Dept of Transport's new draft plan to reduce transport sector emissions.

50% cut in cruise by 2030 (incl. 75% for ships >3000 passengers). By 2035, 75% cut overall & no ships >3000 pax.

hidot.hawaii.gov/wp-content/u... 1/2

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Stay Grounded @staygroundednet.bsky.social · Aug 26

Tourism is killing us twice: workers collapsing in deadly heat, and planes pumping out the emissions that drive it.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Italian guide collapses and dies while leading Colosseum tour in searing heat

Rome tour guides call for attractions’ opening hours to be reviewed after death of Giovanna Maria Giammarino

www.theguardian.com

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Stay Grounded @staygroundednet.bsky.social · Aug 20

Night flights = climate damage + sleepless nights

It’s time for airports to implement curfews.

160+ groups call for the International Day for the Ban of Night Flights at Airports on 13 Sept.

👉 Sign declaration & take action: stay-grounded.org/ban-night-fl...

#BanNightFlights#RedLinesForAirports

A yellow sharepic with an image of a plane over the top with a red line through it. Black text above says: 13th September, International day to ban night flights at airports.

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