Why does this page have no prices?
Because we have not collected them. The site is published as a plan so the shape of the dataset can be reviewed before any figure appears. Every page is noindex until its rows exist.
Hot-air balloon companies in Cappadocia, compared
Around twenty operators fly the same valleys at the same hour for prices that differ by a factor of three. This page is the shell for the table that explains why.
No Cappadocia operator has been checked yet. This page carries no price, no basket size and no rating.
Cappadocia is the one site where several operators publish a daily flight-status record, which is what makes a credible monthly odds figure possible here first.
In Cappadocia the sky is the commodity and the basket is the product. A sixteen-passenger shared basket and a four-passenger compartment leave the same field within minutes of each other, and the hour you spend in each is priced very differently.
The table will carry one row per operator per product, dated on the day we read it, with the minutes actually aloft kept separate from the total time the morning takes.
What this page will hold
Nothing on this page is measured yet. These are the fields we will check, where each one comes from, and how often it gets re-checked. No number is published until the first check is done.
Not checked yet
| Field | Source | Re-checked |
|---|---|---|
| Operator and product name | Operator site, GetYourGuide or Viator listing | Monthly |
| Flight type: standard, deluxe, private, sunrise | Listing text | Monthly |
| Price per adult in EUR and USD, with the date read | Operator site or marketplace listing | Monthly |
| Maximum passengers per basket, and the number of compartments | Listing text and operator FAQ | Monthly |
| Minutes aloft, and the total length of the morning | Listing text and operator FAQ | Monthly |
| Refund or rebooking rule on a weather cancellation, quoted | Operator terms and conditions | Monthly |
| Weight limit and minimum age | Operator terms and conditions | Monthly |
| Pickup included, and the zones it covers | Listing text | Monthly |
| Share of mornings a flight went ahead, by month | Site flight-status records and wind and fog climate normals, both named on the methodology page | Twice a year |
Questions
What will this table have that the existing comparisons do not?
Two columns. How often a flight at this site actually goes ahead in a given month, and the price divided by that figure, which is the honest cost of a flight you will really take.
Do you earn money from the links?
We may, once a programme is live. No booking link on this site is live today, and no programme we join changes which operators are listed or how they are ordered.