Environmentalists slam Sting for using a private jet
International
-Staff
By Staff
Washington
(ANI):
British
singer
Sting
has
come
under
fire
from
environmental
groups
for
chartering
a
jet
for
his
own
private
use.
The
singer,
a
longtime
campaigner
for
green
issues,
has
now
been
accused
of
failing
to
do
his
bit
for
the
environment
by
flying
between
Germany
and
London
over
the
weekend.
A
spokesman
for
Leipzig
airport,
where
he
disembarked,
confirmed
reports
that
he
travelled
alone,
although
the
craft
had
space
for
14
other
people.
"Sting
was
the
only
passenger
on
board
the
Falcon
2000
aircraft," Contactmusic
quoted
the
spokesman,
as
saying.
Environmentalists
are
especially
crying
foul
because
Sting
has
regularly
called
on
the
public
to
cut
back
on
their
carbon
emissions
to
help
save
the
planet.