Royal International Air Tattoo RIAT (Fairford)

We hate the way that you make killing fun and that you give our kids free entry to the event while we are trying to teach them about global respsonsibility. We hate the way that you glorfy competition between nations when the planet's survival depends on nations cooperating. We hate the way that you claim to represent the people who defend our security but ridicule the science of climate change. We hate the way that you are an advert for the aviation industry, yet you pretend to be a charity. We hate the way that the companies at your airshow will be the same ones that are supporting the 3rd runway at Heathrow leading to ...  Read the complete review

In July wherever you go you will start seeing advertisements for the Royal International Air Tattoo at Fairford, Gloucestershire. Shortened to RIAT. Looking at the advertisements I would not blame you if you thought this is just for people mad about planes and that anyway £27.95 is a lot of money to pay for one days entrance fee. Wrong. Yes I admit it is a lot of money for one days entrance fee. At the end of the day though you will definately say that you got your monies worth. Dont forget that 15 and under go in free if they are with a paying adult. Of course you might also have read about the awful queues last year to get ...  Read the complete review

Every year at RAF Fairford the Royal International Air Tattoo is held. Well that is not exactly true as last year because of all the rain it was cancelled. This was a huge disappointment and there was a lot of discussions on the line of why wasnt there a plan set out for if it does rain. This year they are going to choose visitors at random on the day to park on the base and make the fields more robust and have a trackway so if it rains no one will get stuck in the mud. Fairford is in Gloucestershire, 8 miles from Cirencester, 18 from Swindon. This year it is being held 18th and 19th July. The sale of tickets is going to be the same ...  Read the complete review