Hot air balloon festival takes to the skies in Indonesia

The sky of Wonosobo in Indonesia’s Java island fills with colourful hot air balloons.

Dozens of homemade balloons fly during the days-long Ansor Kertek Balloon Culture Festival, which is back in full swing this year after a Covid hiatus in 2020 and 2021.

The festival, which is a tradition to celebrate Eid Al-Fitr, has previously been criticised by the aviation community as the balloons often flew away and were considered dangerous to commercial flights.