The private jet terminal at Sweden’s Bromma Stockholm Airport (ESSB) has again been the target of environmental action. On October 10, climate change activists from international pressure group Extinction Rebellion and sister organization Scientist Rebellion gained unauthorized access to Grafair’s FBO terminal and apron, temporarily closing the facility.
Extinction Rebellion Sverige said the demonstration was part of its planned October schedule of disruption. The airport protest was specifically timed to coincide with the week of the 10th anniversary of Sweden’s ratification of the Paris Agreement, a legally binding international treaty on climate change. The group confirmed on social media that its members had gained access to the private area of the airport and the FBO, where they staged a sit-in.
Images published by the group itself show its members using ladders to scale a perimeter fence before sitting next to a Cessna Citation Latitude on the ramp. Five activists were arrested the same day on suspicion of airport sabotage. A second group, which entered the terminal and refused to leave, was charged with disorderly conduct. There was no impact on airline operations, which are conducted from another area of the airport.
While the pressure group stated its belief that “not acting against private aviation is an example of criminal passivity,” it reiterated that it also held “democratic discussions” as part of its October activity.
Bromma was previously targeted by both groups in September 2023, when activists also forced the closure of the private terminal. On that occasion, they also threw red paint over the building and on an aircraft. However, whereas 2023’s event was part of a wider range of targeted events across Europe, this most recent activist activity appears to have been an isolated incident.
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