点评:£89 to sit on the grass by the bins. Five years of loyalty. Done.
Five consecutive years attending, including the Cosford Club in 2025, where I looked across at the Jerry Fray Enclosure and thought it looked quiet and well spaced. That memory cost me £89 this year. Expensive memory.
What was I promised? An exclusive, limited capacity, premium photography experience. Elevated platforms. Prime crowd line views. Strictly limited spaces. Their words, not mine.
What did I get? A main area packed full of tables and people, a completely empty tent the size of four large vans that could have relieved the crush outside, every platform taken, and a crowd line so thick with lenses you could not see through it. I spent an hour on the grass by the bins before giving up and watching from the general public area next door, which was ironically less crowded. The general public had chairs. I had a bin. My wristband went in said bin.
In November 2025 they announced the Cosford Club would be extended for 2026. Space on a crowd line does not expand because you want it to. The Jerry Fray was squeezed. Their own 2023 promotional material stated the enclosure was for the exclusive use of 150 guests plus accredited press. How many tickets were sold for 2026? They have not said. I think we can draw our own conclusions.
I have raised a formal complaint and requested a full refund under the Consumer Rights Act 2015.
Five visits from 2022. Two hundred mile round trip each time. Hotel, fuel, time off work. The £89 ticket was the icing on a very stale cake. The Jerry Fray Enclosure made all of that clear in under an hour.
Photographers considering this enclosure for 2027, save your £89 and bring a chair. Or just sit on the floor by a bin. Cheaper still.
I stayed loyal to Cosford, avoiding RIAT to support the RAF's own. The airshow itself was an incredible spectacle. The Jerry Fray Enclosure however ensured I won't be back.
翻译:89英镑,就为了坐在垃圾桶旁的草地上。五年忠诚,就这么定了。
连续五年参加,包括2025年的科斯福德俱乐部,当时我望向杰瑞·弗雷围场,觉得那里看起来安静又宽敞。今年,那段美好的回忆却让我损失了89英镑。真是昂贵的回忆。
他们承诺的是什么?专属、限量、高端的摄影体验。高台。绝佳的观景位置。名额有限。这是他们说的,不是我说的。
结果呢?主会场挤满了桌子和人,一个空荡荡的帐篷(足足有四辆大货车那么大,本来可以缓解外面的拥挤),所有平台都被占满了,排队的人群密密麻麻地挤满了镜头,根本看不到外面。我在垃圾桶旁的草地上待了一个小时,最后还是放弃了,去了隔壁的公共区域观看,讽刺的是,那里反而人少一些。公共区域有椅子,而我只有一个垃圾桶。我的手环被扔进了那个垃圾桶。
2025年11月,他们宣布科斯福德俱乐部将延期至2026年。但人流拥挤,空间不会因为你的意愿而增加。杰瑞·弗雷的座位被挤得水泄不通。他们2023年的宣传资料上明明写着,这个区域仅供150位嘉宾和注册媒体使用。2026年卖出了多少张票?他们没有透露。我想我们都能自己得出结论。
我已经根据《2015年消费者权益法》正式投诉并要求全额退款。
从2022年开始,我一共去了五次。每次往返两百英里。酒店、油费、请假……89英镑的门票简直是雪上加霜。不到一个小时,杰瑞·弗雷的座位就让我彻底明白了这一切。
摄影师们,如果你们考虑2027年去这个区域,还是省下这89英镑吧,自己带把椅子。或者干脆坐在垃圾桶旁边的地板上。这样更便宜。
我始终忠于科斯福德,为了支持皇家空军自己的航展而避开了皇家国际航空展。航展本身的确精彩绝伦。然而,杰里·弗雷看台却让我彻底打消了再次前往科斯福德的念头。