The little beast facing the big one. On Saturday, May 20, activists from Extinction Rebellion (XR), Attac and ANV-COP21 "introduced on the tarmac of #Cannes-Mandelieu airport remote-controlled cars equipped with smoke bombs thus blocking the road to a private jet preparing to take off," said Extinction Rebellion on a Twitter message accompanied by photos. According to them, the aim was to denounce the pollution caused by the Cannes Film Festival. "Is it really time to burn those liters of kerosene to walk a red carpet for a few seconds?" they asked.
According to France 3 Provence-Alpes Côte d'Azur present on site quoting the activists of Extinction Rebellion, the remote-controlled cars were intended to prevent the take-off of a private jet to "highlight the absurdity of the lifestyle of the ultra-rich who burn liters of kerosene to comeand climb the red carpet". France 3 reports that the security services intervened, allowing the plane to take off without disrupting air traffic.
Still according to France 3, Cannes-Mandelieu airport "sees the arrival of many personalities but also the Palme d'Or".
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At the same time, the activist organization Attac announced that it had unfurled a banner in front of yachts, "denouncing the indecency of mega-yachts". "The Cannes Film Festival is an indecent spectacle, with its stars arriving by private jet before going for an aperitif on a yacht," they said in a statement released this afternoon.
