'Totally false premise of environmental responsibility': Luton Airport under fire over expansion ads

Cecilia Keating
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The advert in The New Statesman | Credit: Adfree Cities
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The advert in The New Statesman | Credit: Adfree Cities

Complaint lodged to advertising watchdog over ads that argue expansion of airport will heed environmental limits

Campaigners have lodged complaints about ads for the expansion of Luton Airport with the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) arguing they mislead about the environmental impact of the development plans....

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