Ballonfahrten Augsburg

Hello dear anonymous passenger,
I am sorry that the conclusion was not to your full satisfaction. In times of Corona we are glad that we were able to offer a drink after the balloon flight in 2021, because in 20020 this was not possible. I do not know what was not motivating, I would like to ask you about it.

On the subject of balloon baptism: I have been a balloon pilot for over 25 years now and we decided about 5 years ago to abolish the balloon baptism with certificate. This resulted from the opinions and reactions of previous passengers. Many thought it was unnecessary and even "embarrassing", certificates were "forgotten" in the bus, etc. - this is meanwhile also my fullest opinion that this procedure with lighting hair, tipping champagne and smearing earth on the head is no longer up-to-date. We have also removed the balloon baptism from all descriptions, so you were expecting something that is no longer part of the scope of our offer. I'm sorry to hear that you were expecting the balloon baptism. Nevertheless, I hope that at least the balloon ride was nice for you!

Dear Anita,
I am sorry that you are disappointed. I certainly try to do my best often ("always" is certainly not possible). Regarding your flight: according to my logbook records for the balloon (this is mandatory!) we were in the air for 1:15 hours, so 75 minutes, which is not too short.
Regarding the direction: if we have little wind as in this case, we cannot take off closer to the center of Augsburg, because then we cannot find a landing place. This has also been explained before the trip during the briefing. Then I can only choose the best launch site (out of 5 around Augsburg) so that we can see Augsburg from a distance. This fact is also explained on our website. Ballooning depends on the weather and especially on the wind. This year, for example, we had little chance to fly over the city, because we simply had hardly any east or west wind! Unfortunately, we do not choose how the wind blows on a given day. From south to north or the other way around, it is unfortunately even more pointless with little wind, because even then we can not find a landing site and the city area is too large.

As for the other passengers, I can not say anything about it, but I always face all opinions and questions after the balloon flight and think that after 25 years of ballooning I can very well classify the mood over a beer or in the morning when drinking coffee together. I think the other opinions here about the ratings speak for the fact that we still do a good job and the balloon flights are very well received by most people. VG, Nils Römeling, pilot and owner Ballonfahrten Augsburg

Nevertheless, I am sorry if you did not enjoy ballooning with us.