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1. Up in the air

   Posted Jan 14th 2009, 12:00am by John Millen

   ... Food Food Hot Air Balloon Written by John Millen We are surrounded by it. We can't see it. We wouldn't be here if it wasn't there. Breathe in - take a deep breath of air! Definitions Find the meanings of these 'air' words aircraft / air rage / air steward / airbed / hot air balloon / air ambulance / air freight / air terminal / air drop / air pocket / air ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/666949/air
2. Living it up

   Posted Oct 30th 2011, 12:00am

   ... and running silent and serene over a landscape unaware of our presence. I begin to appreciate the paradox of hot-air ballooning; a sedate yet thrilling journey that provides a unique view ...

   http://beta.scmp.com/article/983266/living-it
3. News - Hong Kong - EGYPT BALLOON TRAGEDY

   Nine Hongkongers killed in Egypt's Luxor balloon tragedy

   Posted Feb 27th 2013, 12:00am by Lana Lam, Cheung Chi Fai and Phila Siu

   ... News Hong Kong Egypt balloon tragedy hot-air balloon Lana Lam, Cheung Chi Fai and Phila Siu Eyewitness video emerges of deadly sight-seeing balloon accident in which 9 Hongkongers were among the victims. The hot-air balloon burst into flames only seconds from landing in a Egyptian sugar-cane field Nine Hong Kong tourists who died in a hot-air balloon fireball above ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1159390/nine-hongkongers-among-19-tourists-killed-hot-air-balloon-tragedy
4. News - World - TURKEY

   Two tourists die in Turkish hot-air balloon tragedy

   Posted May 21st 2013, 12:00am by AP

   ... News World Turkey Hot Air Balloon Aviation Accidents and Incidents Associated Press in Ankara Tragedy occurred when a rising balloon struck another above it, causing large tear in its fabric A hot-air balloon collided with another balloon in mid-air yesterday during a sightseeing tour of volcanic rock formations in Turkey and crashed to the ground, killing two Brazilian ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1242377/2-tourists-die-turkish-hot-air-balloon-tragedy
5. News - Hong Kong - EGYPT BALLOON TRAGEDY

   Egypt's hot-air pilots trained and licensed

   Posted Feb 27th 2013, 12:00am by Chow Chung-Yan, Stuart Lau and Cheung Chi-fai

   ... flight must ascend to 900 metres. Professor Eric Wong Tsun-tat, an expert in aviation safety at Polytechnic University, said navigating a hot-air balloon anywhere in the world required a licence, ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1159380/egypts-hot-air-pilots-trained-and-licensed
6. News - Hong Kong - IN THE SPOTLIGHT

   Luxor tragedy puts safety of hot-air balloons in doubt

   Posted Mar 03rd 2013, 12:00am by John Carney

   ... in the popular 1956 movie adaptation starring David Niven the balloon idea is used, and it has now become a part of the story's mythology. Hot-air balloons can fly very long distances at extremely ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1170935/luxor-tragedy-puts-safety-hot-air-balloons-doubt
7. News - Hong Kong

   Egypt balloon crash bodies flown back to Hong Kong

   Posted Mar 11th 2013, 07:48pm by AFP

   ... spokeswoman said. The balloon was carrying 21 people at an altitude of 300 metres during a sunrise flight over Egypt’s ancient temple city of Luxor on February 26 when it caught fire. The other ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1188555/egypt-balloon-crash-bodies-flown-back-hong-kong
8. News - Hong Kong - BALLOON TRAGEDY

   Egyptian balloon operators could be back in business this week

   Posted Mar 03rd 2013, 04:16am by Amy Nip, Lana Lam

   ... to be conducted at the crash site. He grounded all hot-air balloons over the ancient temple city of Luxor, 600 kilometres south of Cairo, immediately after the accident. The possibility of reopening ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1171527/egyptian-balloon-operators-could-be-back-business-week
9. News - Hong Kong - BALLOON TRAGEDY

   Video a chilling prelude to balloon calamity

   Posted Mar 03rd 2013, 12:00am by Lana Lam

   ... News Hong Kong Egypt balloon tragedy Hot Air Balloon Tourism in Egypt Video Lana Lam lana.lam@scmp.com "See you again." Those are the final words on video footage that shows, in chilling retrospect, the last moments of tourists as they board the Sky Cruise flight in Luxor. Their hot-air balloon crashed less than an hour after the video was taken, killing everyone on board ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1170933/video-chilling-prelude-balloon-calamity
10. News - Hong Kong - TRAGEDY IN EGYPT

    Relatives of Hong Kong balloon victims gather at crash site in Egypt

    Posted Mar 03rd 2013, 12:00am by Amy Nip

    ... News Hong Kong Egypt balloon tragedy Death Customs Egypt Hot Air Balloon Disaster Amy Nip in Luxor amy.nip@scmp.com Hong Kong mourners perform rituals and lay white chrysanthemums in field where loved ones died after viewing debris from explosion Relatives of the nine Hong Kong tourists who died in last week's hot-air balloon explosion made a tearful pilgrimage to the site ...

    http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1171060/relatives-hong-kong-balloon-victims-gather-crash-site-egypt

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