CAIRO - 30 May 2023: Flights of the hot-air balloons in Upper Egypt's Luxor resumed Tuesday after a 4-day hiatus due to weather fluctuations. The land of the Flying Balloon Airport on the western mainland in Luxor Governorate witnessed the return of flights, as they flew in the skies west of Luxor. On Tuesday, around 48 flights carrying more than 1,200 tourists from around the world operated Tuesday, under the supervision of Brigadier General Amr Atef, the Land Manager of the Balloon Airport. For his part, Ahmed El-Tayeb, head of the Federation of Flying Balloon Companies, west of Luxor, confirmed the hot-air balloon flights resumes naturally as the weather improved.

Source: Egypt Today May 30, 2023 07:32 UTC