By SLP Leader Jim McDaid
Ayrshire SLP members supported and participated in the protest at Prestwick International Airport organised by Stop The War Scotland in conjunction with Ayrshire CND on Sunday, 22nd March 2026. The demonstration was called to express outright opposition to the use of the airport by logistical support aircraft of the USAF in the ongoing US/Israeli aggression against Iran.
Demonstrators chanted their outrage within the airport in advance of a letter of protest being handed over to airport management. The letter will also be submitted to John Swinney, First Minister calling on the Scottish government to intervene to stop the military use of the airport.
The letter points out that dozens of flights of large military conveyance aircraft have transitioned through Prestwick since the aggression was initiated on 28th February. Prestwick International Airport is owned by the Scottish government and the letter goes on to demand that:
1. Facilities are withdrawn from the US military to land, take off or refuel.
2. To transition the use of the airport to wholly civilian use.
These military aircraft are massive and loaded with all sorts of hardware including presumably with ammunition which in the event of an accident could lead to catastrophic death and destruction in and around the airport in neighbouring towns such as Prestwick and Troon.
The Socialist Labour Party will continue to support the struggle for peace in our world and for a socialist future which is the only guarantee of that. Those two objectives will be at the forefront of the SLP Scottish Parliament election campaign ahead.
Jim McDaid