Egypt
BBC News
With my thanks to Peter White
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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...
- Egypt Balloon Crash Injures 13 Foreign Tourists
Google / AFP 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...
- Travel: A Hot Air Balloon Ride In Luxor
Al Ahram Weekly Thanks very much to Diane for this link. I've never done the hot air balloon ride, in spit of having been to Luxor many times. It is something I really must get around to doing! Were the ancient Egyptians to revisit Thebes these days,...
- 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
More re balloon accident in Luxor
BBC News
With my thanks to Peter White
Two British women injured when a hot air balloon crashed in Egypt remain in hospital, the UK Foreign Office has confirmed.
Three Egyptian operators and 13 foreign tourists were hurt when the balloon came down during a tour of the ancient city of Luxor.
Several people were taken to hospital with minor injuries after the balloon apparently hit a mobile phone mast.
It is the latest of several recent incidents involving balloons in Egypt.
A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: "Two Britons were confirmed injured.
"Their next of kin have been informed and we are providing consular assistance."
BBC correspondent Christian Fraser said he understood the balloon hit the communications tower on the west bank of the Nile, near the village of Gourna.
There were eight French tourists on board, along with the two Britons, a Canadian, a Dane and a Korean.
A fortnight ago seven tourists were injured in a similar crash.
In late February, three hot air balloons carrying 60 tourists crashed on the same day in separate locations. Seven passengers suffered injuries including broken bones.
Mr Fraser said: "The problem appears to be the number of balloon companies that are working in the area - all of them competing on price.
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...
- Egypt Balloon Crash Injures 13 Foreign Tourists
Google / AFP 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...
- Travel: A Hot Air Balloon Ride In Luxor
Al Ahram Weekly Thanks very much to Diane for this link. I've never done the hot air balloon ride, in spit of having been to Luxor many times. It is something I really must get around to doing! Were the ancient Egyptians to revisit Thebes these days,...
- 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!)....