Ride
Passengers could ride the DHL Balloon and have a view of Singapore's Central Area, including the central business district, Suntec City, Marina Bay, Orchard Road and Little India, and could see Indonesia and Malaysia. Standard flights to 150 metres typically lasted between seven to ten minutes and higher level flights to 180 metres lasted up to 13 minutes.
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