{"id":2734,"date":"2023-11-16T21:17:45","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T21:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/?p=2734"},"modified":"2023-11-16T21:17:45","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T21:17:45","slug":"raf-cosford-air-show-returns-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/aviation-news-uk\/uk-airshow-news\/raf-cosford-air-show-returns-in-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"RAF Cosford Air Show returns in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/article-images-23\/Cosford-Air-Show.jpg\" alt=\"RAF Cosford Air Show 2024\" border=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The RAF Cosford Air Show will return on Sunday 9th June 2024.<\/p>\n<p>A capacity crowd of 55,000 people attended the Air Show in 2023 and organisers are promising the same excitement in the air and on the ground for 2024.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s theme is \u2018Take Flight.\u2019 Kickstart your interest in a career in the RAF, and develop an understanding of what the Service does for the defence of the United Kingdom; Get close to the cutting edge of technology with RAF aircraft &amp; unique attractions across the showground; And immerse yourself in a thrilling, action-packed flying display programme.<\/p>\n<p>RAF Cosford Air Show Chair, Wing Commander Justin Blackie, said: \u2018I am delighted that we can announce the return of the air show today. It\u2019s a highlight of the air show calendar and an important event for the Royal Air Force and aviation in general.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The air show remains a great way for us to engage with the public, to showcase the Royal Air Force\u2019s capabilities and to celebrate the Service\u2019s history while looking forward to the next generation of its people and technology. I am very much looking forward to the event and I hope to see returning enthusiasts, but also many new faces, it\u2019s a great family day out.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Organisers are already talking to colleagues from across Defence, partners from other nations\u2019 air forces and members of the wider private aviation community to see what aircraft are available to display on the Shropshire base.<\/p>\n<p>For the 2024 Air Show, Standard Adult Tickets are on sale for \u00a340 with Under-16s still entering the air show for free, when accompanied by a paying adult. This year, organisers have introduced a new scheme to freeze a limited number of tickets at last year\u2019s price.<\/p>\n<p>Marilyn Summers, the Air Show\u2019s Commercial Director said: \u2018We know how important it is to keep the Air Show going for future generations. Over the last few years, prices have gone up across the board and we&#8217;ve felt the pinch in everything from aviation fuel to toilet hire. We have absorbed all rising costs since 2019, but this year we&#8217;ve had to increase ticket prices to ensure we can continue to bring you an amazing show year after year.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We&#8217;re committed to making the Air Show as affordable as possible for everyone, which is why we&#8217;ve frozen a limited quantity of tickets at last year\u2019s price, to give families a great opportunity to buy tickets for only \u00a334, saving 15% on the standard ticket price.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for the RAF Cosford Air Show go on sale at 10am on Friday 17th November 2023 and can be purchased at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.CosfordAirShow.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\">www.CosfordAirShow.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The RAF Cosford Air Show will return on Sunday 9th June 2024. A capacity crowd of 55,000 people attended the Air Show in 2023 and organisers are promising the same excitement in the air and on the ground for 2024. This year\u2019s theme is \u2018Take Flight.\u2019 Kickstart your interest in a career in the RAF, &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/aviation-news-uk\/uk-airshow-news\/raf-cosford-air-show-returns-in-2024\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">RAF Cosford Air Show returns in 2024<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[331,10,55,202],"class_list":["post-2734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uk-airshow-news","tag-331","tag-news","tag-november","tag-raf-cosford-air-show"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2734","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2734"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2734\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2735,"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2734\/revisions\/2735"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2734"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2734"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}