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Summary 343 hot air balloonists have broken the world record for taking off at the same time.
The high-flyers mass ascent at the 12th Lorraine World Air Balloon Festival, in Chambley-Bussieres, France, should have taken place on Monday.But bad weather put paid to their plans, meaning they had to postpone their lift-off until today.Luckily, the elements held out and organisers of one of the largest balloon festivals in the world were left with huge smiles on their faces.It comes two years after the festival set the previous record for largest mass ascent when 326 balloons took to the skies.
