Emma's paper flight of fancy

CELEBRITIES have sketched designs on paper planes for a protest against the aviation industry.

Actress Emma Thompson, a critic of the third runway at Heathrow, has drawn on a plane to be released in Covent Garden tomorrow.

Her drawing, along with sketches by singer James Blunt and artist Dinos Chapman, is part of environmental group Green Thing's Stay Grounded campaign.

James Alexander, chief executive of Green Thing, said: "The start of a new year is when people look to book their holidays and we hope the campaign will encourage people to consider alternative transport where they can when planning their journey."

Members of the public who find planes flown from the Hospital Club in Endell Street will be able to keep them.