Egypt
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- 1st Airfield For Balloons In Luxor
Egyptian Gazette (navigate to Tourism page in right hand nav bar) AUTHORITIES in the Upper Egyptian city of Luxor yesterday agreed to build the first airfield for balloons in Egypt on an area of 60 feddans (acres), an Egyptian official said. “The airfield...
- More Re Luxor Balloon Crash
The Telegraph, UK (Samer al-Atrush and Ian Johnston) The Egyptian Government has grounded all balloon flights over Luxor until a safety investigation is complete. Instead of floating serenely above the ancient temples of Luxor, in Egypt, the balloon careered...
- Hot Air Balloon Collision Over Luxor
news.com.au THREE hot air balloons carrying 60 tourists crashed around the Egyptian Nile resort town of Luxor overnight, injuring seven passengers, a security offical said. Six Colombians and a British national were injured. "Three balloons, carrying...
- Travel: Fire On Nile Cruise Ship
International Herald Tribune Five Egyptians were killed and two wounded when a fire broke out on a Nile cruise ship moored near the ancient Egyptian ruins of Luxor late on Sunday, forcing the evacuation of 43 French tourists, said security officials....
- Former Temple?
Here's something a bit different. Currently setting up the Norfolk Ancient Egypt Society, Glen Fricker has emailed me a photo he took in 2001 from a hot air balloon (lucky thing - I still haven't managed to organize myself onto one of those!)....
Egypt
Egypt balloon crash injures 13 foreign tourists
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The tourists had been floating over the west bank of Luxor, one of Egypt's most renowned archaeological sites and home to the famous Valley of the Kings and the grand Temple of Hatshepsut.
It was not immediately clear what caused the accident although the security official said the balloon might have hit a mobile phone mast.
French consular sources said the gondola had become detached from the balloon, perhaps because it was overloaded. In all, there were 24 tourists on board.
See the above page for more.
- 1st Airfield For Balloons In Luxor
Egyptian Gazette (navigate to Tourism page in right hand nav bar) AUTHORITIES in the Upper Egyptian city of Luxor yesterday agreed to build the first airfield for balloons in Egypt on an area of 60 feddans (acres), an Egyptian official said. “The airfield...
- More Re Luxor Balloon Crash
The Telegraph, UK (Samer al-Atrush and Ian Johnston) The Egyptian Government has grounded all balloon flights over Luxor until a safety investigation is complete. Instead of floating serenely above the ancient temples of Luxor, in Egypt, the balloon careered...
- Hot Air Balloon Collision Over Luxor
news.com.au THREE hot air balloons carrying 60 tourists crashed around the Egyptian Nile resort town of Luxor overnight, injuring seven passengers, a security offical said. Six Colombians and a British national were injured. "Three balloons, carrying...
- Travel: Fire On Nile Cruise Ship
International Herald Tribune Five Egyptians were killed and two wounded when a fire broke out on a Nile cruise ship moored near the ancient Egyptian ruins of Luxor late on Sunday, forcing the evacuation of 43 French tourists, said security officials....
- Former Temple?
Here's something a bit different. Currently setting up the Norfolk Ancient Egypt Society, Glen Fricker has emailed me a photo he took in 2001 from a hot air balloon (lucky thing - I still haven't managed to organize myself onto one of those!)....