Hi,
Are any of you thinking of going along to the Paris Air Show in the Spring?
Myself and A330Crazy have decided that we will be attending the event at Le Bourget Airport on the 18th and 19th June. We hope to spend a day at the show and another day at Charles-de-Gaulle.
We hope to fly with Air France from Heathrow with a ticket costing about £69. For £1 less than that is British Airways and for another £1 less there is bmi. What makes us want to go with Air France is the aircraft providing the return flight – an A318! 😎
So, is anyone else interested in joining us or are any of you likely to be there on one of the public days?
By: T5 - 16th June 2005 at 22:17
I’ll be wearing my vest and shorts – it’s gonna be a hot weekend! Perfect sunshine over both days with 30C on Saturday and a much nicer 32C on Sunday!
By: bmi-star - 16th June 2005 at 20:58
You guys who are going, if you will bother go into the trade stands, look out for Huddlestone Engineering, they “could” be on the NI stands somewhere.
Thats the company my aunt’s family owns with my Aunt the Managing director, and they do parts for Bombardier in Belfast and Blackpool!
By: DME - 16th June 2005 at 20:43
I’ve PM’d my number to T5 and if anyone else wishes to exchange contact numbers for the trip, I suggest you either PM them to myself or T5.
So far I’ve got A330 Crazy’s and DME’s numbers.
And also, having looked at the weekend weather forecast may I suggest stocking up on sun protection and water supplies for the long hot afternoons outdoors. 😀
I’m wearing my normal long johns, duffel jacket material shirt, beret and giraffe skin coat – GHETTO :p
dme
By: EGNM - 16th June 2005 at 20:02
T5 – same number!
By: Ren Frew - 16th June 2005 at 10:56
I’ve PM’d my number to T5 and if anyone else wishes to exchange contact numbers for the trip, I suggest you either PM them to myself or T5.
So far I’ve got A330 Crazy’s and DME’s numbers.
And also, having looked at the weekend weather forecast may I suggest stocking up on sun protection and water supplies for the long hot afternoons outdoors. 😀
By: Tigerotor77W - 16th June 2005 at 08:27
Any ideas for the best place for pictures of the planes? Are the stands worth the 10€?
By: T5 - 15th June 2005 at 21:19
Must get some mobile numbers swapped around?
Yup, a quick meet sounds like fun.
I’ve got numbers for EGNM (assuming it is still the same one as you have me back in March?) and also for A330Crazy. As far as I know, A330Crazy has Ren Frew’s number and I’ll be travelling with him.
When I have a few minutes to spare tomorrow, I’ll quickly PM you all my number anyhow.
By: GLAmrocker - 15th June 2005 at 19:55
Just returned from Paris and have to say that the show is the poorest ever , there were 4 of us there including a couple of guys who have been going for 20 years and they were hugely disappointed ,there are far too many mock-up aircraft exhibited nowadays IMO!
By: Ren Frew - 15th June 2005 at 18:46
Doods, Im prob gonna do the show on Fri, but wouldnt mind a quick hello with T5, A330, Ren etc etc on Sat AM – let us know if your up or it?
Tenthije – wanna meet on Thursday or Friday?
Must get some mobile numbers swapped around?
By: EGNM - 15th June 2005 at 18:37
Doods, Im prob gonna do the show on Fri, but wouldnt mind a quick hello with T5, A330, Ren etc etc on Sat AM – let us know if your up or it?
Tenthije – wanna meet on Thursday or Friday?
By: sekant - 7th June 2005 at 12:34
The website for booking your tickets is utter crap!
It has the option to put it into English, which I have clicked. Unfortunately, they haven’t bothered to change the countries drop-down menu, so I don’t know which is the UK despite looking through it hundreds of times.
As a result of this, I cannot book my tickets at the moment! 😡
Can anyone help?
You are right, they haven’t translated the country drop-down menu.
You should select Royaume-Uni (which is there, I checked)!!!!!
By: Tigerotor77W - 7th June 2005 at 11:33
Hmm, not sure, then. I couldn’t find the list, and don’t remember choosing a country when I ordered my tickets. Ah well… sorry for not being of more help.
By: T5 - 6th June 2005 at 19:45
Grand-Bretagne should be the listed name (for Great Britain). If not, Angleterre (England).
I might just be a little stupid, but I’m sure that wasn’t on the list?
Today is the last day for online ticket purchases anyway, so I’ll now be buying on the day.
Thanks for the help anyhow 🙂
By: Tigerotor77W - 6th June 2005 at 12:42
The website for booking your tickets is utter crap!
It has the option to put it into English, which I have clicked. Unfortunately, they haven’t bothered to change the countries drop-down menu, so I don’t know which is the UK despite looking through it hundreds of times.
As a result of this, I cannot book my tickets at the moment! 😡
Can anyone help?
Grand-Bretagne should be the listed name (for Great Britain). If not, Angleterre (England).
Those travelling to Paris over the weekend – what day are you going to the show? Saturday or Sunday?
Friday evening and Saturday, or, if I’m unlucky, just Saturday.
By: Hand87_5 - 5th June 2005 at 17:52
I believe you can just buy tickets on the gate.
Correct. that’s the easiest way I guess. I never saw a big line.
By: DashQ - 5th June 2005 at 15:50
Does anyone think that buying the tickets with seats in the stand for the air show is worth it? Does it put you much closer to the action, and does it improve photography?
By: EGNM - 5th June 2005 at 12:55
I believe you can just buy tickets on the gate.
By: T5 - 4th June 2005 at 20:28
The website for booking your tickets is utter crap!
It has the option to put it into English, which I have clicked. Unfortunately, they haven’t bothered to change the countries drop-down menu, so I don’t know which is the UK despite looking through it hundreds of times.
As a result of this, I cannot book my tickets at the moment! 😡
Can anyone help?
By: Hand87_5 - 4th June 2005 at 10:32
http://salondubourget.francebillet.com/recherche/rechercheDetail.do?codins=AERBO
What ticket do I buy? Sorry can’t do French. All I want is a ticket for Saturday.
dme
So get the first one.
SALON DU BOURGET = admittance on the tarmac.
SALON DU BOURGET + MUSEE DE L’AIR = admittance on the tarmac + air museum admittance
SALON DU BOURGET + TRIBUNE =admittance on the tarmac + seat in the stands for the air show.
By: rudi - 3rd June 2005 at 22:17
Those travelling to Paris over the weekend – what day are you going to the show? Saturday or Sunday?
I will be in Paris Thursday – Sunday and at the show on Friday, the first public day.
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