Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) – The numbers are in for the 54th ExxonMobil Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, and they look great. This year’s fiesta drew more than 901,000 people to Balloon Fiesta Park in Albuquerque, over 50,000 more people than last year.
In other “number news”, there were 584 registered pilots, 664 registered hot air balloons and 114 registered Special shapes balloon, which includes 13 new ones added this year. In addition there wer 891 media representatives, broadcasting the event around the world. This year had pilots representing 18 participating countries, and 47 states.
