Drive-in Airshow London to return in 2021

Published Dec 10, 2020 • Last updated Dec 21, 2020 • 1 minute read

AirShow London was a sell-out in London in September. The only air show to be held in Canada this year was a drive-in event to keep spectators socially distanced. Derek Ruttan/The London Free Press/Postmedia Network

Airshow London will take place in 2021, organizers of the event announced Wednesday. It will use the same drive-in format adopted this year to adhere to COVID-19 public health regulations.

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In September, Airshow London was the only event of its type to take place in Canada in 2020.

Ticket buyers were given a six-metre by 7.5-metre parking space for their vehicle adjacent to London International Airport, from which they watched the planes pass overhead.

The 2021 show will take place Aug. 27-29 and will feature the Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 Hornet demonstration team, as well as the United States Navy Blue Angels.

“We are excited to build on this innovative concept and provide our fans with an awesome show,” Airshow London chair Jim Graham said in a statement.

Organizers called this year’s event “Canada’s first socially responsible and physically distant air show.” It sold out.

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