I have no problem with airshows being run for profit. I will happily part with my entrance fee for Old Warden knowing that the profit goes back into maintaining the collection. The problem for me is that partly due to an increase in running costs airshow prices have risen sharply in recent years but my wages have remained pretty static.
I actually have significantly less take home pay now than I did 10 years ago when it was about £12 – £15 to get in to a display at Old Warden!
The increased admission charges combined with huge increases in petrol costs mean that I simply can’t afford to visit so many shows now and unfortunately I don’t see this changing in the forseeable future.
This years Sywell Show is £15 if you buy your ticket early, and thats for a three and a half hrs display including the Red Arrows. Non profit making as all the profits go to the local Air Ambulance.
Although to be perfectly honest reading most of the posts here I wonder why we bother!!
If you are not happy with whats on offer then try running your own, maybe then you will understand the costs and hard work and hasell that is involved in putting a show on.
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