Ever since part of the annual air show was diverted to St Paul's Bay, the event has lost much of its lustre.
It was a day when thousands of family and friends congregated for a day out enjoying the great spectacle, in one place. It would start at about 9.30 to 10 a.m. when people would visit the static display of aircraft, chat with the magnificent men and their flying machines, buy souvenirs, enjoy snacks and drinks or just lay on the turf at Park 4.
By 2 p.m. the flying display would start. By staging this at St Paul's Bay, all the thrills of take-offs and landings are missing, also the cheering by pilots to spectators as they taxi to their positions. The end result is that this event is no longer attractive as it was in days gone by. The safety factor for this alteration to the show is just a lame excuse.