The Fiesta

Date: 19 - 22 March 2009

* Flying the Hot Air Balloon is dependent on the weather; whereby the wind has to be calm and the sky is clear
* The weather forecast in March for Putrajaya is suitable for flying hot air balloons

Venue: Putrajaya

* The Fiesta will be held at Precinct 2, Putrajaya adjacent to the ‘Monumen Alaf Baru’

Number of Hot Air Balloons: 25

* 20 standard shaped hot air balloons
* 5 special shaped hot air balloons

Participating countries

* Pilots from 19 countries have been invited to participate in the Fiesta namely;

Australia, Belgium, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Oman, Philippines, Switzerland, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, UAE, United Kingdom and United States of America.

* In general experienced and skilled hot air balloon pilots around the world especially form Europe and Asia, are invited to participate in such Fiestas.

Source: Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 2009

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