ORGANISERS of the Bournemouth Air Festival have confirmed there has been an “incident” involving one of the displays this afternoon.
A spokesperson said the incident happened away from the display area.
Flying has been suspended until “further notice”.
A statement on Twitter said: “There has been an incident involving one of the displays away from the display area. The crew are safe and sound and are being looked after by the emergency services.
“As a result flying has been suspended until further notice. We will update you early this evening.
2/2 We will update you early this evening. We ask you not to contact the emergency services unless you have information regarding this incident.
— Bournemouth Air Festival (@BmthAirFest) September 4, 2021
2/2 We will update you early this evening. We ask you not to contact the emergency services unless you have information regarding this incident.
— Bournemouth Air Festival (@BmthAirFest) September 4, 2021
They added: “We will update you early this evening. We ask you not to contact the emergency services unless you have information regarding this incident.”
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