RIAT tickets selling at record speed

Organisers of The Royal International Air Tattoo say tickets for this year’s show are selling at record speed for the third successive year.

The event, which is held at RAF Fairford, has already sold over 100,000 tickets for this year’s show, putting them ahead of the same time last year. 

Last July, 168,000 people descended on the rural airfield for three days of aerobatic displays, interactive tech exhibits and the chance to talk to pilots and crewmembers, and this year looks to be no different with demand for tickets at an all-time high. 

With Saturday 19 July close to selling out, organisers have announced that Italian display team the Frecce Tricolori will be performing over the Gloucestershire skies this summer. 

Joining the Frecce are a further three flying displays and three static displays from the Italian Air Force. These in turn join an already extensive list of aircraft from 15 nations confirmed for RIAT, with many more aircraft to be added to the line-up in the coming weeks. 

The Head of Air Operations at Royal Air Force Charitable Trust Enterprises, Peter Reoch, said: “The Frecce Tricolori are always a welcome addition to the RIAT flying programme and visitors who joined us in 2022 will know how impressive and energetic their display is to watch.

“We’re grateful to the Italian Air Force for their continued support and look forward to welcoming their aircraft and crew to RAF Fairford later this year.”

In just over three months, RIAT will return and highlight the importance of aviation in intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, search and rescue, and more, under the theme of ‘Eyes in the Skies’.

So far, the aviation show case has announced the Royal Air Force Red Arrows, a Spanish Navy Harrier as well as a Portuguese Merlin, Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, Danish F-16 and Swedish Black Hawk helicopter displaying for the first time with a number of announcements still to come. 

“We are looking forward to this summer’s show, we already have some great aircraft confirmed to be taking part and will be adding to the line-up right up until the show later this year,” added Mr Reoch. 

“Ticket sales have been incredible, at RIAT we know our event is an incredible day out whether you’re an aviation enthusiast, a family with young children or someone who has never been to the event before – we have something for everyone."

Tickets are available via airtattoo.com