Thousands will flock to the seafront this coming weekend with plans of viewing the spectacular Wales Airshow attraction as it returns to Swansea Bay for 2022, however one familiar favourite will not be at this year's event.
The Red Arrows alongside the The RAF Chinook Display Team other aircraft will amaze onlookers but one regular participating aircraft will not be taking part, the Eurofighter Typhoon. You can view the full list of aircrafts and their times by clicking here.
Fans of the 1,000mph blistering speed fighter jets will be shocked to discover that the crew are attending another international air show hosted on the same weekend, in Portugal. Get Swansea stories straight to your inbox with our newsletter.
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The Wales Airshow has grown in popularity from 75,000 visitors in its launch year in 2009 to an audience of about 250,000. The event, organised by Swansea Council, last took place in 2019 before the pandemic caused the cancellation.
The RAF Typhoon Team has regularly been participating in the airshow for several years but this year has disappeared from the line-up. The reason for this is they are already booked for another International Airshow elsewhere in Portugal.
The Beja International Airshow which runs on the same weekend, July 2-3, will play host to the RAF Typhoon Team in a similar show. It is not yet known if the Typhoon Team will return to future Wales Airshows.
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