Singapore to house world's largest tethered helium balloon
By Ng Bao Ying, Channel NewsAsia
SINGAPORE : Singapore will soon be home to a new $2 million
attraction.
Considered the world's largest tethered balloon, it will be
inflated on Wednesday night.
It may seem like a strange sight - 40 grown men and women fussing
over layers of what looks like plastic.
But more than 12 hours of hard work later, it will morph into
what's called "The DHL Balloon."
Cleared by the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore to fly 40
storeys high, the balloon will start taking passengers on April
27.
At $23 for a 10-minute ride for adults, and $13 for children,
passengers will be sent floating up into the air on a
balcony.
They will have a 360-degree panoramic view of the Singapore
skyline.
Some 250,000 people are expected to take to the skies in its first
year, generating some $3 million in tourist receipts.
Manufactured in France, this balloon system is the only one of its
kind approved and certified as an aircraft.
- CNA /ls
