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Shoreham plane crash: Spectator apologises after asking for refund claiming tragedy ruined his 'birthday treat' Shoreham plane crash: Spectator apologises after asking for refund claiming tragedy ruined his 'birthday treat'
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A spectator at the Shoreham Airshow who asked for his money back because he "did not get a full day's worth out of this tragedy" has apologised, saying he had not intended to offend anyone.A spectator at the Shoreham Airshow who asked for his money back because he "did not get a full day's worth out of this tragedy" has apologised, saying he had not intended to offend anyone.
Lewis Macdonald, from Worthing in West Sussex, wrote on his Facebook page: "I didn't think when I posted [that message] on a public messageboard ... I'm truly sorry for this. I don't know what else to say."Lewis Macdonald, from Worthing in West Sussex, wrote on his Facebook page: "I didn't think when I posted [that message] on a public messageboard ... I'm truly sorry for this. I don't know what else to say."
Mr Macdonald had faced a backlash on social media over his original post, which said he had attended the Shoreham Airshow on Saturday as an early birthday present paid for by his father.Mr Macdonald had faced a backlash on social media over his original post, which said he had attended the Shoreham Airshow on Saturday as an early birthday present paid for by his father.
Adult tickets to the Shoreham Airshow cost £18 in advance and £22 on the day. Mr Macdonald's father spent £72 on four tickets.Adult tickets to the Shoreham Airshow cost £18 in advance and £22 on the day. Mr Macdonald's father spent £72 on four tickets.
"I know it sounds callous, RAFA Shoreham Airshow, but I'd like to know how to get the money he spent back in his account," he wrote in his original post."I know it sounds callous, RAFA Shoreham Airshow, but I'd like to know how to get the money he spent back in his account," he wrote in his original post.
Mr Macdonald's apology posted on Facebook (Facebook) Police have warned the death toll from the Shoreham Airshow disaster could rise towards 20, while Andy Hill, the pilot of the Hawker Hunter jet that struck vehicles and bystanders on the A27 intersection during the show, remains critically ill in hospital.Mr Macdonald's apology posted on Facebook (Facebook) Police have warned the death toll from the Shoreham Airshow disaster could rise towards 20, while Andy Hill, the pilot of the Hawker Hunter jet that struck vehicles and bystanders on the A27 intersection during the show, remains critically ill in hospital.
Responding to safety concerns, regulators with the Civil Aviation Authority have now banned aerobatics by Cold War-era jets like the Hawker Hunter.Responding to safety concerns, regulators with the Civil Aviation Authority have now banned aerobatics by Cold War-era jets like the Hawker Hunter.
Mr Macdonald's post on Facebook, since deleted, attracted criticism from users of the social media site who branded him "heartless".Mr Macdonald's post on Facebook, since deleted, attracted criticism from users of the social media site who branded him "heartless".
In his apology Mr Macdonald said he had been "humiliated" by the response to his post and that he could not stop crying for those killed in the disaster.In his apology Mr Macdonald said he had been "humiliated" by the response to his post and that he could not stop crying for those killed in the disaster.
An article in the Mail Online quoted a spokesman for the Royal Air Forces Association as saying refund requests would be looked at in "due course". A spokesman for the Royal Air Forces Association confirmed to the Independent that refund requests would be looked at in "due course", but that efforts were currently focused on the investigation.