We were so delighted when this flight went ahead as we had tried about 5 times before but each time was cancelled. It was WELL WORTH the wait! Good clear communication, a very experienced and good hu... See more
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Virgin Balloon Flights is the largest commercial hot air balloon rides company in the UK and has been taking passengers up, up and away on the airborne experience of a lifetime since 1994.
Jesson House, TF3 3BD, Telford, Shropshire, United Kingdom
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Everything went well from booking to the actual flight. It was absolutely awesome. The pilot and his staff were kind, considerate and helpful. This was backed up by exemplary knowledge of all aspects of balloon flights.

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Great fun, well managed and comfortable flights from York racecourse with Dave as pilot.
Fab views too.

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Amazing experience! Even got to help inflate and deflate the balloon.

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This was my first hot air balloon ride in Nantwich and it was great helping to get set up helping to put away it was a great experience

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We had excellent weather for the flight and an excellent pilot Mr Russell Collins. Russell made the experience truly memorable with his distinct way of giving us the information as well as involving us in the overall experience by getting us to support him while preparing the balloon for flight and again after we had landed. Thank you Russell and your colleague Chris.

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Fantastic flight on a beautiful day - great team on the day and booking/cancellation/rebooking very easy.

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Great experience from take off to landing. Thanks to all involved.

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The whole balloon flight experience was amazing! It was a 60th birthday present and such a treat! The 3 crew were all so friendly and knowledgeable. It was great fun to help set up and take down and put away the balloon. The crew were all so very kind to my daughter who had come to support me. And gosh! The flight itself was magical. I will never forget it and hopefully will do it again someday. Thank you so much.

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We had an amazing experience with Virgin Balloon Flights! 🎈 Our pilot, Matt and his team, were fantastic and made the whole experience even more enjoyable. We were very lucky with the weather, which made the views absolutely beautiful. I even managed to leave my bag behind on the balloon, but Caroline kindly went out of her way to deliver it to me as she was passing through our area. Such a lovely and thoughtful gesture! A truly memorable experience from start to finish — highly recommended! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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I had a fantastic experience with Virgin Balloon Flights. I was lucky to secure a booking on my second attempt on my birthday, and it was absolutely worth it!
Communications from Virgin were good, updating that the location would be at another site.
Our pilot, Peter, was brilliant — knowledgeable, calm, and reassuring throughout. The group was lovely and packing up the balloon was good fun. The whole flight felt peaceful, and the atmosphere was truly special.

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The team you fly with is what really makes this experience so fantastic. They make it so fun and hands on. Everyone is encouraged to take part in both setting up and packing away, which adds to the experience. Chris is so knowledgeable about the landscape we flew over and that really added to it.
The only thing I would improve is that if you are on a morning flight, you only find out your meet time very late the night before. We needed to leave at 4am but did not find that out until 11pm the night before, which was challenging!

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absolutely amazing experience, very well organised, great staff and pilot, would definitely do another x

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Absolutely fantastic. Couldn't fault it. Very fortunate with the weather! Highly recommend the experience.

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Team were really good. We got involved with getting balloon ready and packing away afterwards which was really good. Flight itself was fabulous and pilot pointed out different areas. Photos and videos taken.
Landing was nice and smooth
This was a gift from our children and not something we would have considered buying for ourselves but would definitely recommend it - great experience

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Thieves. Plain and simple. They cancelled my families trip due to the weather. Even though it was a beautiful sunny day...They couldn't go and what's actually bad is Virgin are brazenly flouting the law by refusing to provide a refund as opposed to going at another time
If anyone wants an update I will be talking about this on BBC radio 4 as part of my new bi-monthly reviews show. I'll be happy to take questions.
TO YOUR REPLY.
Your terms and conditions cannot undermine Consumer Laws. Yet, you consent to simply take from a young family. I've already made first contact with a solicitors firm and they have confirmed it is best to process a claim through the Shropshire small claims court.

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14 cancelled flights and a 02:30 get up due to the hot weather did not spoil the tremendous experience of taking the Virgin Ballon flight. The whole experience from beginning to end was amazing. Special shout out to Tom Hook and his ground crew who just made the day perfect. Tom has thousands of flights under his belt and the landing was so gentle it beats any commercial airline. The sound or lack of it whilst in the air is so hard to describe. It was a life long ambition and we can now tick it off the bucket list but I feel there maybe other flights ahead.

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Whole experience was brilliant from ease of booking all the way through to the Balloon flight itself and the care and attention of all the Virgin Balloon staff

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Exceptional customer service. Professional, kind friendly pilot Dave and crew. Thanks too Neil for your lovely spirit. You all made a dream come true. It was definitely an experience to remember. Would definitely recommend it!
With gratitude from Chris and group.

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