Just Stop Oil sprays paint on private jets and ‘targets Taylor Swift’s plane’ at Stansted Airport

Just Stop Oil climate protesters filmed themselves breaking into a private airfield and spraying orange jets.

They targeted Taylor Swift’s private jet as the superstar landed in the UK for her Eras tour just hours earlier.

The group said: “Jennifer and Cole cut the fence at the private Stansted airfield where Taylor Swift’s plane is parked, demanding an emergency treaty to end fossil fuels by 2030.”

Police sources said they had since been informed that the Shake It Off singer’s plane was not at the private airfield.

Flight tracking data appears to show Swift’s Falcon 7x jet landed at Stansted around 11pm last night.

An Essex Police spokesperson said officers “acted quickly” to arrest a 22-year-old woman from Brighton and a 28-year-old woman from Dumbarton on suspicion of criminal damage and interference with use or the functioning of national infrastructures.

Two activists appear to be using a circular saw to cut their way through a chain-link fence protecting the private airfield at Stansted Airport where they say Taylor Swift’s plane is currently parked.

The two men painted two private jets using fire extinguishers filled with orange paint, taking selfies in front of the vandalized planes around 5 a.m. Thursday.

A statement from the group said: “We live in two worlds: one where billionaires live in luxury, able to fly by private jet far away, the other, where unlivable conditions are imposed on millions of people.

“Meanwhile, this system that allows a few to accumulate extreme wealth at the expense of everyone else is destroying the conditions necessary for humanity to survive in an endless ‘cruel summer’ that accelerates quickly. Billionaires are not untouchable, climate breakdown will affect every one of us.

For weeks, singer Taylor Swift’s travels on a private jet have been the subject of intense attention on social media, with people pointing out the carbon dioxide emissions emitted on each flight, which contribute to global warming.

University of Central Florida student Jack Sweeney, who runs social media accounts that track private jets, claimed Swift flew about 178,000 miles on his two jets in 2023.

Swift’s legal team then sent Sweeney a “cease and desist” letter, accusing the 21-year-old of “stalking behavior.”

A spokesperson for Stansted Airport said The Independent: “Shortly after 5am, Essex Police arrested two protesters who had entered the private aviation area of ​​the airfield, away from the runway and main passenger terminal.

“As a precautionary measure, runway operations were suspended for a short period, but no flights were disrupted and the airport and flights are operating normally.”

An Essex Police spokesperson said “officers responded quickly and made two arrests.”

“The police arrived on scene a few minutes later and arrested two people,” they said.

“The airport and flights are operating normally.”

Chief Superintendent Simon Anslow said: “I would like to reassure passengers and the general public that we are well prepared and resourced to deal with incidents of this nature.

“Almost immediately after being informed of this incident, which occurred far from the main passenger terminal, we were on scene.

“We maintain a constant presence at the airport and this presence will be reinforced during the summer period.

“We have a good working relationship with Manchester Airport Group and Stansted Airport to ensure you can complete your journeys with minimal impact.

“We are not against protests, but we will always take action where criminal acts take place. »