AVALON AIRSHOW 2021 Cancelled.
The organizers of AVALON 2021 have officially confirmed the cancellation of this year’s airshow, following its earlier postponement, due to “increased uncertainty” and the spread of COVID-19. The AMDA Foundation, which organizes the iconic Australian airshow and exhibition, said it had to make the “difficult decision” in order to minimize risk and disruption for both industry participants and attendees.
The next AVALON event is now scheduled for 2023, currently expected to take place from 28 February to 5 March 2023.
It comes just days after Melbourne entered its sixth lockdown since the beginning of the pandemic, while Sydney entered the seventh week of its current lockdown, both sparked by outbreaks of the Delta variant. “The pandemic has already required the AVALON organizing team to work through many past challenges in respect of the 2021 event, including postponement from its original planned dates,” said Ian Honnery, CEO of the AMDA Foundation. “However, recent developments as a consequence of the COVID-19 Delta strain have highlighted that the environment has become more unpredictable. Delivering such a highly complex, hallmark event in these challenging circumstances would involve risks of uncertainty for attendees, participants, industry and the Australian public.
“Therefore, in order to minimize uncertainty and disruption to attendees and participants, the difficult decision has been taken now that AVALON 2021 will not go ahead.”
I am sure we all feel for the folks who have tried to manage such a huge event - they did their best. Lesson here for all of Australia, follow medical advice and get ahead of the bug!
Maybe the best weapon is a coupe of good jabs - for yourself. Even then the Delta bug can linger somewhat and has developed an appetite for young folks. So when those grand kids come around to clean out the fridge - into the washroom they go!!