Well, here's a 'd h' question from a person who knows bugger-all about 'hot air balloons'....."
"The balloon had 24 passengers in the basket when it crashed."
Wot's the max number of bodies for a 'hot air balloon'...?
How is this number 'calculated'... ? Are the punters weighed?
Is it a function of weight vs size (volumetric capacity of Balloon)?
Most 'reasonable' assumption....
Is it a function of 'How big is the basket'?
Shades of our infamous C-209......
Is it a function of how many 'bods' turn up for the gig, with credit cards / pay cards at the ready..?
Sounds like some previous operators I have known....who have been known to fly the aforementioned '209'.......
Curious is all......
Cheers