Dan O'Hagan wrote:Alanko wrote:at 16:30 the Typhoon flew over above the clouds, so was apparently heard but never seen.
Probably the Typhoon's best display of the season then...
Alanko wrote:The Baron wrote:I'm not sure why people should be expecting a refund when the great British weather is beyond the organisers control?
I'm a bit surprised by that as well. If nothing else, the NMS themselves must have sunk a lot of money into setting the thing up which they won't be able to claw back.
Witchcraft24 wrote:If advanced ticket sales cut the losses made by organisers, and thus enables them to run a show the following year, surely everybody wins (although I accept that the soaked pre payers from that year might be less keen to sign up quite so early).
Alanko wrote:Dan O'Hagan wrote:Another example of why you should never, ever buy an airshow ticket more than 48 hours in advance of the event.
Sensible enough, but when these things are promoted months in advance the temptation is there.
The Baron wrote:Some of the idiotic comments are unbelievable. They show a total lack of common sense or understanding.
Spiny Norman wrote:Well that was a washout. We went with the phrase 'It's better to travel in hope than arrive in disappointment' but the weather forecast was 100% correct and only one aircraft took part in the flying display. Well done, Jim McTaggart. The Typhoon pilot should also be applauded for trying, as his counterpart said in the Squadron Prints tent, they only needed 1,000 feet cloudbase for 10 minutes, sadly that didn't happen. It is the only airshow I've been where the only participants were 1 x seen, 1 x heard!
I can understand people's frustrations and sense of disappointment but in terms of refunds, it clearly states on purchasing your ticket:
Refunds and Exchanges – National Museums Scotland tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded. Tickets for events and activities will only be refunded in the event of a cancellation.
Now whether it should have been cancelled is another question, but would that have been fair on the traders and the ground exhibitors? Tricky business all round.
Stagger2 wrote:Notwithstanding the geographic location & their fabled financial propensity, I do expect a low take-up on the refunds?
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