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		</div><p>Travellers arriving at Gatwick Airport in the UK this morning were greeted by a man in a tiger costume and other environmental activists.</p>
<p>A handful of Extinction Rebellion (XR) protesters were moving through the international hub to raise awareness of aircraft pollution.</p>
<p>XR activists in disguise gathered by Costa Coffee in the airport’s South Terminal at about 9.30am before revealing themselves.</p>
<p>Protesters were instructed to arrive “incognito” and pretend to be waiting to meet someone amid fears they would not be allowed in to the airport.</p>
<p>However, once assembled, the group of about 10 activists unveiled their full complement of Extinction Rebellion banners, shirts and badges, and began mingling with the public.</p>
<p>Passengers landing on flights from Salzburg, Madrid and Kingston were greeted by activists in bright colours – including a man in a tiger onesie waving a banner saying “Climate Alert”.</p>
<p>GCSE student and youth activist Dan Burke, 16, said it is important to act now to prevent climate catastrophe.</p>
<p>Speaking to the PA news agency, he said: <em>“We are already in climate crisis.</em></p>
<p><em>“We need to act now and, as we have seen in history, one of the best ways to bring forward actual legislation is to be in non-violent disobedience.”</em></p>
<p>He said most people at the airport have been happy to talk to him and his XR comrades.</p>
<p><em>“Some people just ignore us if they are in a rush.</em></p>
<p><em>“A few people might get a bit annoyed at us but that’s all right.”</em></p>
<p>Among the aims of the group is to halt plans to expand Gatwick Airport and get people to cut down on their air miles.</p>
<p>Passengers landing on flights from Salzburg, Madrid and Kingston were greeted by activists in bright colours – including a man in a tiger onesie waving a banner saying “Climate Alert”.</p>
<p>GCSE student and youth activist Dan Burke, 16, said it is important to act now to prevent climate catastrophe.</p>
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