CAIRO - 18 February 2023: A total of 55 hot air balloon flights took off in the western mainland skies of Luxor Saturday, carrying more than 1,500 tourists from around the world to enjoy the magic of nature and ancient Egyptian civilization. Ahmed Abboud, a representative of the Balloon Federation companies in Luxor, said that with the clock strikes four in the morning every day, the men of the 17 balloon companies that operate in the western mainland airport leave their homes to prepare their balloons that will fly with tourists from around the world at sunrise, and others go to fixed and floating hotels. More than 1,500 tourists from European and Asian countries and around the world rode the hot air balloon flights amid an atmosphere of joy. The representative of the balloon flying companies in Luxor says that all balloon companies launch their flights in the sky on a daily basis amid strict compliance with civil aviation instructions, which maintain the security and safety of the participants by following strict precautionary and preventive measures
