Farnborough 2006

Ok, so Farnborough has the International Airshow again this year - public days will be Sat 22nd & Sun 23rd July. FIA Public day info here

From the ticket page:

Ticket Prices
Advance ticket price £22
On-day ticket price £27
Children (under 16) Free

Grandstand (tiered seating area)
Advance ticket price £10
On-day ticket price £13
Advance ticket purchases will be subject to a £1 handling charge per transaction.

Tickets are available to buy online here or alternatively you can order through the dedicated ticket hotline number: 0870 906 3859.

Group Bookings
Farnborough International Airshow welcomes groups and offers a 5% discount on the advance ticket price of £22, for bookings of 20 tickets or more. Grandstand tickets are also offered at a discount of 5% on the advance ticket price of £10 for bookings of 20 or more. There will be no booking fee on order of 12 or more tickets.

Note that the ticket price is for entry to the event, and the grandstand seating is an extra ticket purchase (i.e. total advance cost, including grandstand seat, but without group booking discount = £32)

Airshow - Sat 22nd July:
mcuth - Confirmed x 1 - paid
pegitt - Confirmed x 1 - paid
FamilyMan - Confirmed x 7 - paid
mcmbenjamin - Confirmed x 1 - paid
onionz - Confirmed x 1 - paid
Mr & Mrs Buns - Confirmed x 2 - paid
Preiffer - Confirmed x 1 - paid
vegascrazy & Steve - Confirmed x 2 - paid
mavrick - Confirmed x 1 - paid
jonathan - Confirmed x 1 - paid
pixuk - Confirmed x 1 (poss 2) - paid
sahajesh - Confirmed (99%) x 1 - paid

Milehigh - likely to be attending separately
HMVs_dog - likely to be attending separately

Total: 20 - all confirmed & paid

Tickets are all booked, paid for, received & despatched appropriately

Event starts at 0930hrs - flying display starts at 1230hrs.

Group meeting will be at Meeting point 2 (purple dot with a 2 in it on the map) at around 12 noon

Cheers

Michael

I'm up for it and will make it this year, i think sunday would be the better day to go.

Phil

[HighFlyer]

Certainly interested as have never made to Farnborough despite plans to go for the past 3 years [:(] Be good if we can get 20 V Flyers up for it to grab the group rate

Originally posted by pegitt
I'm up for it and will make it this year,

Hoorah! [y]:D

i think sunday would be the better day to go.

Are you sure you wouldn't just turn up on the Saturday anyway? :D (sorry mate, couldn't resist)

Cheers

Michael

[ChuckC]

Michael,
Believe it or not, there are "G" fares available from NYC. I am tempted ... and, of course, would love to see the aircraft.

Chuck-

Hmm, I could be up for this one subject to finding a slot in my busy calendar. I remember last time I went (a fare few years back now) there was bad problems with parking. Has anyone been more recently and parked near/onsite?

Paul

Given I live about 1.5 miles from Farnborough, it'd be rude not to! Though I've never really made it before as we seem to be under the flight path for half of it anyway, including the Red Arrows displays [8D]

However, if there's a social, I might just manage that! [:I]

I'm game, not least because the rear admiral's company is doing some of the marketing for the b2b side of farnborough this year.

I'll be there - only live a couple of miles away so wouldn't miss it. In-Laws are over from Florida so there will be a quite a group of us (7 including kids).

Sunday is probably going to be best, but either will do.

Phil

Originally posted by mcuth

i think sunday would be the better day to go.

Are you sure you wouldn't just turn up on the Saturday anyway? :D (sorry mate, couldn't resist)

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Just rember i'm a good aim with a bowling ball[B)][}:)]

Phil

[mcmbenjamin]

I'm game for Saturday. Will have to be back in Washtington Mondays in July.

Originally posted by pegitt
Just rember i'm a good aim with a bowling ball[B)][}:)]

LOL - we'll see

Cheers

Michael

Yes, i'm interested in going - been about 10 years since I last went.

I'd be tempted if the line-up looks good this time around. I've been involved in Farnborough in one way or another over the last 8 years or so and I have to say the last few shows have been very poor. Last time the display was so boring I ended up falling asleep despite the noise and ended up in Casualty with second degree burns to my face from the sun.

Originally posted by G-VOPS
I'd be tempted if the line-up looks good this time around. I've been involved in Farnborough in one way or another over the last 8 years or so and I have to say the last few shows have been very poor. Last time the display was so boring I ended up falling asleep despite the noise and ended up in Casualty with second degree burns to my face from the sun.

Good thing you didn't have a friend with a warped sense of humour and some sun-tan cream or you could have been admitted with "VIRGIN" emblazened on your forehead.

Paul

Originally posted by G-VOPS
I ended up falling asleep despite the noise and ended up in Casualty with second degree burns to my face from the sun.

I didn't think it was too bad last time - didn't go to sleep anyway (although Jonathan did )....was burnt too, but not quite 2nd degree (hence Jonathan's comment on this pic [:I])

Would be good to see you there - I've added you to the list as a "possible"

Cheers

Michael

[buns]

Michael

Can you add Mrs Buns and myself as "definate maybees" for the moment - I will let you know as soon as.

[preiffer]

I'm up for it - and I think I'm free... Add me to the list.

(Never actually been properly before! [:0])

[Scrooge]

cant make it [:#]

Originally posted by buns4vs
Can you add Mrs Buns and myself as "definate maybees" for the moment - I will let you know as soon as.

Tis done

Originally posted by preiffer
I'm up for it - and I think I'm free... Add me to the list.

Tis done (but I thought you charged? )

(Never actually been properly before! [:0])

All those years of potty-training......*sigh*

Cheers

Michael

Originally posted by mcuth
All those years of potty-training......*sigh*

[y][oo]

[mitchja]

I'm up for this as well please [y]

I've heard the A380 will be making an appearance, though I'm not 100% sure.

edit - either day is good for me, I'll just go with the flow....

Regards

Originally posted by mitchja
I'm up for this as well please [y]

Kewl, added

Cheers

Michael

As far as I know we are free either day.
Is their an exhibitor list on the website, it seems rather vague?

Dean

Cool Dean - added the pair of ya [y]

Originally posted by Wolves27
As far as I know we are free either day.
Is their an exhibitor list on the website, it seems rather vague?

I duuno, I'd assumed it was somewhere in one of the links on this page [:?]

Cheers

Michael