Red Arrows to stop-off at Bristol Airport
By admin on Aug 12, 2010 with Comments 1
The Red Arrows are scheduled to land at Bristol Airport as part of their plans for this years’ Bristol Balloon Fiesta.
The latest Red Arrows schedule for Sunday indicates the arrival and departure times from Bristol Airport as the following:
1416 – Reds arrive Bristol (Lulsgate)
1855 – Reds depart Bristol (Lulsgate)
Times are subject to change due to operational reasons but are the latest official plans.
For just how long the Red Arrows will continue to grace our skies is the topic of much recent debate due to the reported running costs of around £8.8 per year.
RED ARROWS 2009/10 Running Costs
* Pilots/technicians: £4.6m
* Aviation, fuel: £1.2m
* Dye: £400,000
* Maintenance: £2.6m
* Total: £8.8m
An MP has called for the Red Arrows air display team to be disbanded and money spent instead on equipment for troops.
Jonathan Edwards, Plaid Cymru MP for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, said the RAF unit cost taxpayers £8.8m a year.
He said: “Personally I think it is money that could be put to better use.”
{Full story can be viewed here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-10927410
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Personally, we think the Red Arrows are at the heart of what is great in Britain and should be kept at all costs.
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No! Don’t let the ConDems take our glorious flying machines away. They bring a great deal of pride to whomever sees them.
Get rid of this shoddy coalition farce of a Government instead, they are after all, going to take us back into recession. Wasn’t it Gordon Brown who warned about a double-dip recession, should they get into power?!
Gordon, come back – all is forgiven.