Virgin Balloon Flights

[citation needed] The company has over 100 launch sites throughout the United Kingdom[citation needed] (including Crowborough, Shrewsbury and Castle Fraser), employs more than 22 pilots who carry out the balloon flights and is affiliated to the following organisations: Since 2002, Virgin Balloon Flights has been the trading name for AirXcite Limited.

This new balloon, that takes a 355,000 cu ft (10,100 m3) of air and can carry a basket with up to 16 passengers, replaced a smaller Cameron 340 balloon.

Virgin Balloon Flights expanded to Italy via the sister company of AirXcite, Ballooning in Tuscany, also owned by Kenneth Karlstrom.

It now has 3 launch sites in Tuscany (Florence, Siena and Poggibonsi).

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