
A hot-air balloon prepares for the take-off during the 5-day Adventure Tourism Festival, in Agartala.
A hot air balloon pilot checks her rigging inside the canopy before a mass ascent, with 43 balloon teams taking part, for a Fiesta Flypast over the city of Bristol as part of the socially distanced alternative to the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta.
A hot air balloon flies over Bristol as part of a mass ascent, with 43 balloon teams taking part, for a Fiesta Flypast over the city as part of the socially distanced alternative to the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta.
Hot air balloons fly over Bristol as part of a mass ascent, with 43 balloon teams taking part, for a Fiesta Flypast over the city as part of the socially distanced alternative to the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta.
Hot air balloons fly over Bristol as part of a mass ascent, with 43 balloon teams taking part, for a Fiesta Flypast over the city as part of the socially distanced alternative to the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta.
Hot air balloons prepare to fly over Bristol as part of a mass ascent, with 43 balloon teams taking part, for a Fiesta Flypast over the city as part of the socially distanced alternative to the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta.
Hot air balloons fly over Bristol as part of a mass ascent, with 43 balloon teams taking part, for a Fiesta Flypast over the city as part of the socially distanced alternative to the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta.
A hot air balloon flies over the Myanmar's ancient temples just before sunrise in old Bagan, Nyaung U district, central Myanmar.
Hot air balloons fly over Myanmar's ancient temples just before the sunrise in old Bagan, Nyaung U district, central Myanmar.
Hot air balloons are inflated during the annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico..
Hot air balloons are inflated during the annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Hot air balloons are inflated during the annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Hot air balloons are inflated during the annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Hot air balloons are inflated during the annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Hot air balloons are inflated during the annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Hot air balloons are inflated during the annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Hot air balloons are inflated during the annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Organizers are expecting tens of thousands of spectators for opening weekend and exponentially more over the course of the nine-day event.
Balloons lift off during the mass ascent at Bristol International Balloon Fiesta, in Bristol, England.
Balloons lift off during the mass ascent at Bristol International Balloon Fiesta, in Bristol, England. Some hundreds of balloons are expected to take to the skies over the coming weekend, as long as the weather remains calm.
Balloons float over Ashton Court estate after the mass ascent at Bristol International Balloon Fiesta, in Bristol, England. Some hundreds of balloons are expected to take to the skies over the coming weekend, as long as the weather remains calm.
Hot air balloons fly over the Myanmar's old temple just before sunrise in Bagan, Nyaung U district, central Myanmar.
A hot air balloon flies over the Myanmar's old temple just during the sunrise in Bagan, Nyaung U district, central Myanmar.
A hot air balloon sits on top of a high-voltage power line in Bottrop after it collided the evening before. Six passengers were rescued from a height of 65 meters (210 feet).
Tierra Madre, piloted by Carmen Blakely, of Salem, Ore., drifts over a plowed rye grass field east of Albany, Oregon during the public relations flight of the Northwest Art & Air Festival. More than 30 balloons are expected to take to the skies over Albany lifting off at sunrise each morning.
Tourists take photographs as hot air balloons are prepared before rising in the sky at sunrise in Cappadocia, central Turkey.
Tourists gather as hot air balloons are prepared before rising in the sky at sunrise in Cappadocia, central Turkey.
Hot air balloons, carrying tourists, rise into the sky at sunrise in Cappadocia, central Turkey.
Hot air balloons, carrying tourists, rise into the sky at sunrise in Cappadocia, central Turkey.
A hot air balloon, carrying tourists, rises into the sky at sunrise in Cappadocia, central Turkey.
A hot air balloon, carrying tourists, rises into the sky at sunrise in Cappadocia, central Turkey.
A hot air balloon, carrying tourists, rises into the sky above the "fairy chimneys" of stone that are so soft that Byzantine Greeks carved subterranean cities out of them, in Cappadocia.
A hot air balloon, carrying tourists, rises into the sky above the "fairy chimneys" of stone that are so soft that Byzantine Greeks carved subterranean cities out of them, in Cappadocia, central Turkey.
Hot air balloons, carrying tourists, rise into the sky above the "fairy chimneys" of stone that are so soft that Byzantine Greeks carved subterranean cities out of them, in Cappadocia.
Hot air balloons, carrying tourists, rise into the sky above the "fairy chimneys" of stone that are so soft that Byzantine Greeks carved subterranean cities out of them, in Cappadocia, central Turkey.
Hot air balloons, carrying tourists, rise into the sky at sunrise in Cappadocia, central Turkey. Cappadocia has become a favourite site for tourists in hot-air balloons who can slowly drift above the cone-shaped rock formations and then float up over rippled ravines for breathtaking views over the region.
Taylon Sandlin inflates his balloon before the hot air balloon race at the Indiana State Fair, in Indianapolis.
Taylon Sandlin checks his balloon before the hot air balloon race at the Indiana State Fair, in Indianapolis.
Brian Kunze checks his balloon before the hot air balloon race at the Indiana State Fair, in Indianapolis.
Brian Serge holds onto a hot air balloon as it inflated before the hot air balloon race at the Indiana State Fair, in Indianapolis.
Tommi Derado holds onto a balloon before the hot air balloon race at the Indiana State Fair, in Indianapolis.
Brian Kunze inflates his balloon as Bill Leeuw and Brittany Kunze holds the balloon before the hot air balloon race at the Indiana State Fair, in Indianapolis. The fair runs through, Sunday, Aug. 19th.
A paraglider maneuvers above a row of hot air balloons from different countries at the start of the four-day 22nd International Hot Air Balloon festival at Clark, Pampanga province north of Manila, Philippines.
Hot air balloons from different countries take off at the start of the four-day 22nd International Hot Air Balloon festival at Clark, Pampanga province north of Manila, Philippines. The festival showcases 26 colorful hot air balloons in various shapes and sizes from different countries such as Japan, United States, Malaysia, Germany, Britain, Turkey, Canada, South Korea, Switzerland and is considered the longest-running sports aviation event in Asia.
British female members of the Aerosuperbatics Wingwalkers, perform aerobatic stunts for the first time in the Philippines during the four-day 22nd International Hot Air Balloon festival at Clark, Pampanga province north of Manila, Philippines. The festival showcases 26 colorful hot air balloons in various shapes and sizes from different countries such as Japan, United States, Malaysia, Germany, Great Britain, Turkey, Canada, South Korea and is considered the longest-running sports aviation event in Asia.
Hot air balloons are inflated by night during the "Night Glow" event at the 40th International Hot Air Balloon week, in the skiing resort of Chateau d'Oex, Switzerland. 70 balloonists from 15 countries are taking part in the event in the Swiss mountain resort that is famous for ideal flight conditions due to an exceptional microclimate.
Hot air balloons seen during the fourth edition of Tamil Nadu International Balloon Festival (TNIBF 2018) at Pollachi in Coimbatore. Twelve hot-air balloons from six countries the US, Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Poland and Germany will be showcased at the festival.
People looking at the Curtain Raiser of 4th Tamil Nadu International Balloon festival 2018 in Chennai.
A foreign participant prepares to take off his hot air balloon during the 1st Araku Balloon Festival, in Andhra Pradesh.
A youth takes selfie with hot air balloons as they lift off during the 1st Araku Balloon Festival, in Andhra Pradesh.
A para-motorist flies past a sea-horse shaped hot air balloon during the 1st Araku Balloon Festival, in Andhra Pradesh.
People release sky lanterns (hot air baloons) to celebrate Diwali in Howrah district of West Bengal.
Hot air balloons rise into the morning air from the launch site during the mass ascent at Ashton Court, Bristol, England, for the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta. The balloon fiesta attracts participants from all over the world.