Aviation festival to leave Pardubice

The traditional aviation festival held in Pardubice for more than 30 years will move to a different venue for at least one year, the organizers told Novinky.cz. The Pardubice military airport will host JAS-39 Gripen fighter jets, relocated there due to the modernisation of the Čáslav air base and the Czech Air Force’s transition to F-35 aircraft.

The military does not want the Aviatic Fair, which draws thousands of visitors onto the airfield, to take place there for at least one, and more likely two years. Organisers are now looking for an alternative airport. Talks are scheduled for the first week of January in Hradec Králové, whose airport is seen as the most suitable option.