I’m intrigued by the costs of running an airshow. I’ve heard that the Red Arrows and the Vulcan cost £8000 each per show. With the other acts say the two days cost in the region of £100 to £120,000. What accounts for the other £205,000? I appreciate that there is third party insurance etc but it does seem an awful lot more than appearance fees. They must get income from stallholders as well as donations as well.

I’m hoping the consulting fees are not extensive!

Police – first aid cover – litter pickers – vendors – security – traffic management – fireworks – safety boats – transport – stationary printing/postage, the list is no doubt endless.

The cost of the aircraft is not something you can find out from the net so it is hard to know the true cost of these.

I think the initial cost was kept down due to the current fuel prices which accounted for the amount of prop-jobs that took part in the show.

Brian.