Originally Posted by
BVRAAM
Yup, if you want to kill a major British airshow, simply make life difficult for the Red Arrows to display there. It's guaranteed to work.
The year the Antonov 225 (no the 225 not the 124) displayed, one (trade) day I scheduled it just ahead of the Red Arrows, who were to close the show.
When the '225 had landed and was backtracking, from the tower you could see a mass movement of spectators towards the exits; they weren't bothering to stay to watch the Arrows!