'Misleading': Expansion ads for Luton airport banned over green claims

Cecilia Keating
clock • 5 min read
An Luton Rising advert on London's Underground network
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An Luton Rising advert on London's Underground network

Adverts that claimed expansion of airport will heed 'environmental limits' deemed misleading by ASA

The UK's advertising watchdog has banned an ad campaign that claimed an expansion of Luton Airport would be "stopped in its tracks" if "environmental limits" were breached, concluding the claims could...

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