Just Stop Oil target planes at Stansted where Taylor Swift parked her private jet
Essex Police say two arrests have been made
Just Stop Oil say activists from Dumbarton and Brighton have sprayed orange paint over private jets at Stansted airport on the airfield where Taylor Swift's plane is stationed.
Two members of the entered the private airfield at Stansted airport at around 5am on Thursday and painted two private jets using fire extinguishers filled with orange paint, members said.
A statement from the group named the pair as Jennifer Kowalski, 28, a former sustainability manager from Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, and Cole Macdonald, 22, from Brighton.
In a post on X, Just Stop Oil said: "Jennifer and Cole cut the fence into the private airfield at Stansted where @taylorswift13's jet is parked, demanding an emergency treaty to end fossil fuels by 2030."
The accompanying video showed one of the activists cutting a hole in the fence before spraying the paint over the jets.
It comes less than 24-hours a similar protest stunt at the world-famous Stonehenge site in Wiltshire.
Two arrested
Essex Police say two people have been arrested, after they were called to the private area of the airfield at Stansted Airport earlier this morning.
Officers were said to be "on the scene within minutes" after a call just before 5:10am today.
Two people damaged two aircraft, after gaining access to an area away from the runway and terminal.
A 22-year-old woman from Brighton, and a 28-year-old woman from Dumbarton, have been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and interference with the use or operation of national infrastructure.
Flights and the airport are all operating as normal.
Chief Superintendent Simon Anslow has reassured passengers, stating that the force is "not anti protest" but they will "always take action where criminal acts take place".
Taylor Swift plays her first of her initial three shows at Wembley on Friday night, after bringing the tour to Edinburgh, Liverpool and Cardiff.
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