: The airport emerged as a "stage" for activists to gain global media attention for various causes, ranging from labor rights to climate justice.
: Local communities increasingly protested "externalities" like noise and air pollution. At Gatwick Airport , 2010 saw the launch of a "Decade of Change" strategy to address sustainability, including flood risk management and biodiversity. cfnm net airport 2010 politics hot
Environmental politics also took center stage as airports expanded to meet rising demand: : The airport emerged as a "stage" for
The "hot" nature of airport politics in 2010 wasn't limited to the West. In Asia, airports became tools of diplomacy: airports became tools of diplomacy: