Last year's event secured over one and a quarter million visitors to Bournemouth's seafront for a weekend of exceptional flying stunts.

The decision to host a third Air Festival was made by the Bournemouth Tourism Management Board, the organisation that brings together the town’s trade and Council. Led by Chairman Alex Carter, Managing Director of Wilts and Dorset, the dates have been confirmed for 19th – 22nd August 2010.
Alex said; “We have without a doubt achieved our key objectives for this year, which was to build on last year’s success and cement the reputation of the Bournemouth Air Festival as the biggest and best free aviation event in the UK – I think it’s fair to say that now, the event is unlike anything worldwide. It is a credit to everyone who gets involved, making it such an incredible success – if it was a paid event, it would be a sell out”.

The Red Bull Matadors, Kitty Hawk, Mustang and Spitfire combination were new additions to the Festival line-up, with a record breaking three displays by the Avro Vulcan.

2009 Bournemouth Air Festival statistics:

• More than 1.3 million people over 4-days
• For every 100,000 people there were approx 80,000 ice creams sold
• On Saturday - ? million ice creams sold, the Pier reached 4,000 people capacity and was closed, a first for a very long time, Saturday was the biggest Red Arrows crowd to date so far in 2009 and by 10.30am 3,000 deckchairs sold out...not fogetting 900 sunbeds and 500 parasols
• And Castle Cameras were a part of it!

Expect this page to get busier and busier on the run up to the Air Festival. For now here are some of our images from last year's More Bus Bournemouth Air Festival.