Sky Live Air co-organizers Chris Petty and Steve Davies said: “We apologize to anyone affected by the delays for arriving on yesterday’s air show. “We used a professional traffic management company, we have had numerous meetings for many months with the Stockton and Darlington Councils, the Security Advisory Group and the Police. The current traffic management plan was fully signed by all. “Clearly something went wrong yesterday and we will investigate fully to make sure this does not happen again. “We are considering how to give a refund to those who did not attend the show due to delays.” Read more: An apology after the Teesside Airshow called it “crap” as families got stuck in three-hour queues Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen appeared on BBC Look North last night and said: “Having organized an event where you have sold 22,000 tickets and does not include children, so we are expecting 25,000 people here today and this is coming. with his own headaches and part of the move was hard to deal with, but it seems now people are entering the air show itself, everyone is having a good time and hopefully we can do it again in the future and we can improve it for next year as well . The Sunderland Airshow obviously did not take place this year and I think we are, next to Blackpool, the only air show in the North of England this year, so obviously a lot of enthusiastic visitors coming from far away, which is great for revealing what Teesside is and bringing people in the local area and this is accompanied by its own challenges, so there will be a lot to learn about next year, but in fact I think people seem to be having a good time. ” Chris Petty also appeared at Look North. He said: “We have heard that there was an accident on the A66 and that is something we can not put in our plan. We sent a message weeks ago saying give yourself plenty of time to get here. It’s a sell-out event. Obviously a lot of people will travel. “It’s one of them, unfortunately, and if we could change things and throw everyone out, we would.” More to come. – Stay up to date with all the latest news on our site or follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. You can also follow our exclusive Teesside Facebook page for all the latest in the area by clicking here. For all the top news updates from across the region directly to your inbox, subscribe to our newsletter here. Do you have a story for us? Contact the news office at [email protected] or call 01325 505054
