hot air balloon crash
Hot air balloon flights resume in Luxor
Egypt
April 21, 2013
Hot air balloon flights resume in Luxor
Hot air balloon flights resumed on Sunday morning, with Luxor Governor Ezzat Saad being one of the first passengers to…
Luxor hot air balloon flights to stay grounded
Egypt
April 17, 2013
Luxor hot air balloon flights to stay grounded
Luxor’s hot air balloon flights were scheduled to resume Wednesday but have again been postponed following a deadly February…
Update: Balloon operators in Luxor threaten protests over flight ban
Egypt
March 2, 2013
Update: Balloon operators in Luxor threaten protests over flight ban
Hundreds of workers from companies that run balloon flights for tourists have threatened protests unless the government rescinds its temporary…
Hours after 19 tourists die in Luxor, Tourism Ministry touts high tourist numbers in January
Business
February 28, 2013
Hours after 19 tourists die in Luxor, Tourism Ministry touts high tourist numbers in January
Just hours after 19 tourists died in Luxor in a hot air balloon crash, the Tourism Ministry released a report…
Update: Papers were in order for pilot, balloon in deadly Luxor crash, officials say
Egypt
February 28, 2013
Update: Papers were in order for pilot, balloon in deadly Luxor crash, officials say
Investigations into the deadly Luxor hot air balloon crash that claimed 19 lives on Tuesday have revealed that civil aviation…
Wednesday’s papers: Hot air balloon crash and national dialogue disaster
Egypt
February 27, 2013
Wednesday’s papers: Hot air balloon crash and national dialogue disaster
The news of a hot air balloon that crashed in Luxor, killing at least 19 tourists and injuring others, as…
No criminal suspicion in hot air balloon crash
Egypt
February 27, 2013
No criminal suspicion in hot air balloon crash
A hot air balloon crash that killed 19 people in Luxor Tuesday was not likely the result of a criminal…
Cabinet orders investigation into balloon crash
Egypt
February 26, 2013
Cabinet orders investigation into balloon crash
Cabinet Spokesperson Alaa al-Hadidi said Tuesday that a technical committee from the Ministry of Civil Aviation has been formed to…
19 tourists killed as balloon explodes in Egypt
Egypt
February 26, 2013
19 tourists killed as balloon explodes in Egypt
A hot air balloon caught fire and exploded as it was flying over Egypt's ancient temple city of Luxor on…