NEW organisers have promised a major overhaul of traffic arrangements at an air show near York, as cut-price advance tickets for this year's event go on sale.
The Great Yorkshire AirFest will take place at Church Fenton, running over two days this year on Saturday and Sunday, July 2 and 3. Tickets are already available, and organisers say there will be no tickets for sale on the gate.
Reduced priced tickets will be on sale until Monday, April 18.
AirFest’s Operations Director Paul Sall has revealed the team have already secured some exciting additions to this year’s aviation bill, including a parachute display from the RAF Falcons, the UK’s premier military parachute display team.
He added: “We’ve been working hard to ensure that this year’s programme is even more spectacular than 2015.
“We’ll be welcoming some incredible vintage aircraft to this year’s festival, which will be sure to delight aviation enthusiasts and family day-outers alike.
“We’ve hundreds of attractions and activities both in the air and on the ground, so AirFest has something to suit all tastes and ages.”
Fly-bys are also promised by aircraft including Spitfire, amphibious Catalina and US 1940s Mustang fighter plane.
The full line-up will be announced in the coming weeks, but organisers have promised air displays, classic cars, vintage glamour, food, music and entertainment.
A spokesman for the organisers said this year's Great Yorkshire AirFest has a whole new event production team, who have more than 20 years' experience putting on large scale events and festivals across the UK.
He said the festival had also invested heavily in a new traffic management plan to control the flow of traffic to and from Church Fenton so visitors can arrive and depart with minimal delays.
A new ticketing process has been brought in so tickets will be sold in advance only and then can be checked and scanned quickly and easily before entry to the car parks.
Tickets are available from www.yorkshireairfest.co.uk
Last year's event was hampered by problems with queuing traffic.
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