15/07/2008 04:13:00
The International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire could switch venues next year after the event was cancelled due to bad weather conditions earlier this month.
100,000 tickets will be refunded by the organisers, who were forced to abandon the air show at the last minute because of heavy rain. The cancellation is the first ever in the history of the 38-year-old show.
Last week's deluge of rain caused waterlogged car parks and damaged areas used by performing planes.
The organisers of the show have now said that they may move the show to a new venue next year rather than risk another cancellation.
International Air Tattoo director Tim Prince told the BBC: "We want to keep the International Air Tattoo going. It's an international event and we are famous for it.
"We want it to run no matter what so if we have to move we would do so, we wouldn't rule it out, but it would be a great shame because our hosts here and the Cotswolds people are outstanding in their support of us."
Saturday's air show was called off on Friday at 8.30pm, while Sunday's was abandoned less than 24 hours later.
The International Air Tattoo supports the Royal Air Force Charitable Trust, which was set up in 2005. As a result of the cancellation, the charity lost out on hundreds of thousands of pounds.
The heavy rainfall experienced last week raised flooding concerns across the country. However, the torrential downpours are not expected to last all summer, with weather experts widely predicting a spate of light showers and mild temperatures until the end of the season.