UK Host Chris Packham Slams Taylor Swift's Private Jet Usage in The Eras Tour Europe: 'You Really Missed the Trick There'

Outspoken Springwatch host Chris Packham had slammed Taylor Swift about her private jet usage.

Speaking to The Mirror, Packham criticized the global pop star as she treks around Europe for her The Eras Tour.

"We know that private jets are the single greatest contributor when it comes to jet aviation fuel and the least efficient because they're carrying one person. And so he called her out and she ­threatened to sue him. And I just thought, 'You really missed the trick there, Taylor'," Packham told the publication.

Packham's criticism came after Swift's team issued a cease and desist letter to Jack Sweeney, an aviation enthusiast who published the singer's private jet activity on social media.

"What you should have said is, 'You're right, times have moved on. I've got to change my practice. I'm going to sell my private jets'. And that would have been such a powerful thing for her to say to an audience," Packham suggested to Swift. "And I mean, her audience is primarily a young ­audience, isn't it? I mean, you can't say she's responsible for climate breakdown. But she's an icon. And as a consequence of that, she should be leading."

Packham also implored Swift to attend one of his upcoming Walk for Nature in London on June 22, 2024. On the same day of Packham's marathon, Swift would be in London for the second night of her three-night sold-out show at the Wembley Stadium.

"She should turn up on my stage and she should say: 'I'm giving up flying on private jets.' That would make the weekend for me. Let's put it out there," Packham recommended.

Swift's legal camp served Sweeney with a cease-and-desist order, ordering him to stop his "stalking and harassing behavior" in February 2024.

"While this may be a game to you, or an avenue that you hope will earn you wealth or fame, it is a life-or-death matter for our Client. Ms. Swift has dealt with stalkers and other individuals who wish her harm," the order read, obtained by The Washington Post.

Speaking to Business Insider, Sweeney revealed his reason for doing so.

"I think the people are interested," he admitted. "You should have a decent expectation that your jet will be tracked, whether or not I do it as, after all, it is public information."

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Taylor Swift, The Eras Tour