Transport for London has removed adverts from Brunei across its network.
Adverts which called Brunei an “Abode of Peace” have been removed from across the Transport for London network. The removal comes after numerous people complained about the advert’s messaging following on from Brunei’s decision to enact a law which introduces the death penalty for sex between men.
Numerous travellers on the network implored TfL to removed the posters, with many saying that the slogan “an abode for peace” was not accurate, particularly for LGBT+ people in the region.
A statement from TfL said that the advert when reviewed against their policy it is clear that “this is an issue of great public sensitively and controversy” and said that the poster would be removed from the network.
It also said any future adverts would be “reviewed against the advertising policy, and information that has recently come to light would be considered in any decision”.
Very grateful to @SadiqKhan @TfL for this very positive (and extremely swift!) response.
The Royal Brunei Airlines advert will be removed from TfL’s estate pic.twitter.com/zi5PVL5kre
— Tom Copley (@tomcopley) April 3, 2019
Travel boycotts
At least one major travel firm has said it would no longer offer flights on the government-owned airline, Royal Brunei Airlines. STA Travel said, “We’re proud of our open and diverse culture and we expect our partners to demonstrate the same. We do not support in any way the laws being introduced in Brunei (including on Brunei-registered aircraft and vessels). Because of this, we have stopped selling Royal Brunei Airlines flights”.
