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BALLOONING Barcelona is licenced by the Spanish Civile Aviation Authority (AESA) to operate balloon flights with passengers. Our pilots have accumulated thousands of hours in flying all around Europe and Worldwide, through many domains like passengers' ride and balloon competition.

BALLOONING is hot air balloon champion !

4 times Hot air balloon Champion in 2008, 2009, 2012 and 2019 and vice-champion in 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015 and 2016: Nicolas Schwartz, founder of BALLOONING company in Barcelona, confirms his accuracy and strategy in hot air balloon competitions by receiving 4major titles and 9 podiums during the last years. Nicolas is one of the best french pilots according to the national ranking !

Part of the TOP 10 best pilots in the World : Nicolas Schwartz achieved very good results during international hot air balloon championships, ranking two times on the podium during the World Championship (Slovenia 2022) and the European Championship (Spain 2019), on the 4^th position during the World Balloon Championships in Hungary (2010) and Japan (2016). More than 120 experimented pilots from many countries competed during 10 days. These excellent results position Nicolas in the TOP-10 Best Pilots in the world.

TRIPADVISOR Certificate of Excellence !

Since 2012, BALLOONING team is still proud to continue receiving the CERTIFICATE of EXCELLENCE from Tripadvisor. We are honnored by all travellers who choose to fly in balloon with us. Hereafter you can read part of the reviews from those who experienced our balloon flights near Barcelona, over Catalonia and even in the Pyrenees mountains (la Cerdanya Valley).

Incentives and big groups flights with hot air balloons

We operated some incentive balloon flights for clients and big groups up to 200 participants such as the following companies : Garnier, Bosch, L'Oréal, Microsoft, Antonio PUIG, Barcelona TV, Cititravel, EDF Bleu ciel, Eurofred, Global Humanitaria, Grosfillex, IMID Vallès, Indo, Caixabank, Lifestyle Barcelona, S.A.P., UbiFrance, Orkyn Service, BoConcept, Pepsico Europe, Mahindra, Manulife, Atlantas, etc.

We made some special balloon flights as followed : transpirinees 3 hours flights in high altitude from el Pla de Busa (Catalonia - Solsones), Pyrenees crossing on hot air balloon, overflight of the Mercat del Ram (Catalonia - Osona, Vic), captive flights for Fiestas Mayores (Catalonia - in the Vallès Oriental), captive flights for a 24h motocross race, for a Golf Trophy, by night for a disco-club festival, etc.

Hot air balloon Championships

FAI World Hot air Balloon championship, Hungary in 2024, Slovenia in 2022, Austria in 2018, Japan in 2016, Brazil in 2014, United States in 2012 and Hungary in 2010.
FAI European championship, Hungary in 2021, Mallorca in 2019, France 2017, Poland in 2013, Spain in 2011 and France in 2009.
French Hot air Balloon championship, France every year since 2003.
European Cup, France in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015.
Catalonian championship, Spain in 2006, 2009.
Spanish championship, Spain, in 2007, 2008, 2010.

Balloon Festivals around the World

Festival Internacional de baloes in Torres, Brazil, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2018.
Biennale de la Loraine, France since 2002.
Trophée des jeunes brûleurs, France, since 2002.
Balloon flights over the Alps mountains, France, 2004, 2009.
Coca-Cola Airship tour, United-States, in 1994.
Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, United-States, in 2001.
Trobada de globos in Vic, Spain, in 2007.
Festival Europeo de globos en Igualada, Spain, in 2005, 2011.