Ten balloon flights by six different travel agencies were launched at dawn Friday in Luxor, said Ahmed Abboud, the head of the Egyptian union for balloon flights.

As many as 169 tourists from different nationalities were on board the balloons, he said in statements.

He said that it is expected that the number of balloon flights would increase within the coming days due to an increase in the number trips from Japan and Germany in addition to Egyptian visitors, he said.

Source: MENA