Crossing the Atlantic in a Balloon

When you book your hot air balloon UK flight you will not be crossing the Atlantic, you will be floating over the beautiful countryside of Britain, seeing the patchwork of fields below, the silence broken only by the sound of the hot air burner keeping you in the air.

However, crossing the Atlantic was always a great challenge for the aspiring hot air balloonist. For many years hot air balloonist’s attempted the challenge but it was not until 1978 that the crossing of “the pond” was achieved. Three pilots Ben Abruzzo, Maxie Anderson and Larry Newman flying in their hot air balloon “Double Eagle II” covered the 3120 mile crossing in an impressive time of 137 hours, a fantastic achievement. Just like you when you make your balloon ride, meticulous preparation before the flight will have taken place, although in your case a “chase crew” will be following, a bit more difficult over the Atlantic.

Take time today and book your summer trip of a lifetime through the pages of Balloons over Britain, operating from a launch site near you.