CLIMATE Camp protesters have hit back at reports they are planning to cause mass disruption to air travellers this week.

Some reports have suggested the environmental campaigners intend to use bomb hoaxes to frighten passengers.

Mark Bullock, managing director of BAA said: "I am extremely concerned by reports in the media that protesters are planning on disguising themselves as passengers in an attempt to gain access to terminals and disrupt the airport.

"Other reports that protesters are planning bomb hoaxes are even more worrying.

"As a consequence of these threats, I am today calling on the Climate Camp organisers to guarantee that protesters will not take direct action that will disrupt passengers.

"The camp organisers have spent months planning for this camp. They have raised money for this camp and they have promoted this camp. They therefore have an obligation to control what is done in the camp's name.

But protester, Sophie Stephens, said: "We are not planning to cause disruption or cause any harm to passengers because our issues aren't with them they are with BAA. We purposely set up the camp away from the airport so we can peacefully demonstrate and gather people together to join us.

"If they think we are planning to cause harm then that is totally untrue. We have not even planned to go anywhere near the airport during this week of peaceful protesting."

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