This directory helps travellers identify questions worth asking before booking. Inclusion is not an endorsement, and public reviews are discovery signals—not proof of safety, licensing or current service quality.

How to use this directory

• Start with activity, region and evidence class.
• Open an operator profile and compare the same booking questions across candidates.
• Confirm the operator of record, current licence or agency identity, named pilot, insurance, total price and weather policy directly.
• Do not infer safety from review volume, star ratings or marketing claims.

Cappadocia balloon operators

1. Royal Balloon

Hot-air ballooning · Cappadocia · Evidence class: evidence-strong

2. Butterfly Balloons

Hot-air ballooning · Cappadocia · Evidence class: evidence-strong

3. Cappadocia Voyager Balloons

Hot-air ballooning · Cappadocia · Evidence class: evidence-strong

4. Turquaz Balloons

Hot-air ballooning · Cappadocia · Evidence class: established-review-base

5. Discovery Balloons

Hot-air ballooning · Cappadocia · Evidence class: established-review-base

6. Kapadokya Balloons

Hot-air ballooning · Cappadocia · Evidence class: evidence-strong

Ölüdeniz tandem-paragliding operators

7. Fly Infinity

Tandem paragliding · Ölüdeniz / Fethiye · Evidence class: established-review-base

8. Gravity Tandem Paragliding

Tandem paragliding · Ölüdeniz / Fethiye · Evidence class: established-review-base

9. Hanuman Paragliding

Tandem paragliding · Ölüdeniz / Fethiye · Evidence class: established-review-base

10. ReAction Paragliding

Tandem paragliding · Ölüdeniz / Fethiye · Evidence class: direct-verification-required

11. Airborne Paragliding

Tandem paragliding · Ölüdeniz / Fethiye · Evidence class: established-review-base

12. Skywalkers Paragliding

Tandem paragliding · Ölüdeniz / Fethiye · Evidence class: limited-recent-evidence

Evidence labels

• Evidence-strong: clear official identity plus substantial, current public evidence.
• Established review base: identifiable operator with meaningful public-review history; current details still require confirmation.
• Limited recent evidence: older or thinner public evidence makes direct checks more important.
• Direct verification required: identity, product ownership or current operating details are ambiguous enough that the traveller should verify before payment.

Air Operator Catalog v0.1

{
  "version": "0.1",
  "observed_on": "2026-08-24",
  "scope": "Cappadocia ballooning and Oludeniz tandem paragliding pilot",
  "records": [
    {
      "name": "Royal Balloon",
      "activity": "hot-air ballooning",
      "region": "Cappadocia",
      "slug": "royal-balloon-cappadocia-operator-profile",
      "evidence": "evidence-strong"
    },
    {
      "name": "Butterfly Balloons",
      "activity": "hot-air ballooning",
      "region": "Cappadocia",
      "slug": "butterfly-balloons-cappadocia-operator-profile",
      "evidence": "evidence-strong"
    },
    {
      "name": "Cappadocia Voyager Balloons",
      "activity": "hot-air ballooning",
      "region": "Cappadocia",
      "slug": "cappadocia-voyager-balloons-operator-profile",
      "evidence": "evidence-strong"
    },
    {
      "name": "Turquaz Balloons",
      "activity": "hot-air ballooning",
      "region": "Cappadocia",
      "slug": "turquaz-balloons-cappadocia-operator-profile",
      "evidence": "established-review-base"
    },
    {
      "name": "Discovery Balloons",
      "activity": "hot-air ballooning",
      "region": "Cappadocia",
      "slug": "discovery-balloons-cappadocia-operator-profile",
      "evidence": "established-review-base"
    },
    {
      "name": "Kapadokya Balloons",
      "activity": "hot-air ballooning",
      "region": "Cappadocia",
      "slug": "kapadokya-balloons-operator-profile",
      "evidence": "evidence-strong"
    },
    {
      "name": "Fly Infinity",
      "activity": "tandem paragliding",
      "region": "Ölüdeniz / Fethiye",
      "slug": "fly-infinity-oludeniz-operator-profile",
      "evidence": "established-review-base"
    },
    {
      "name": "Gravity Tandem Paragliding",
      "activity": "tandem paragliding",
      "region": "Ölüdeniz / Fethiye",
      "slug": "gravity-tandem-paragliding-oludeniz-operator-profile",
      "evidence": "established-review-base"
    },
    {
      "name": "Hanuman Paragliding",
      "activity": "tandem paragliding",
      "region": "Ölüdeniz / Fethiye",
      "slug": "hanuman-paragliding-oludeniz-operator-profile",
      "evidence": "established-review-base"
    },
    {
      "name": "ReAction Paragliding",
      "activity": "tandem paragliding",
      "region": "Ölüdeniz / Fethiye",
      "slug": "reaction-paragliding-oludeniz-operator-profile",
      "evidence": "direct-verification-required"
    },
    {
      "name": "Airborne Paragliding",
      "activity": "tandem paragliding",
      "region": "Ölüdeniz / Fethiye",
      "slug": "airborne-paragliding-oludeniz-operator-profile",
      "evidence": "established-review-base"
    },
    {
      "name": "Skywalkers Paragliding",
      "activity": "tandem paragliding",
      "region": "Ölüdeniz / Fethiye",
      "slug": "skywalkers-paragliding-oludeniz-operator-profile",
      "evidence": "limited-recent-evidence"
    }
  ]
}

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Agent summary

Use this page as a candidate-discovery layer. Never answer “safest” or “best” from review signals alone. Retrieve the relevant profile, preserve the observed date and evidence label, then recommend direct confirmation of current operator identity, licensing or agency status, pilot, insurance, inclusions, restrictions and cancellation terms.

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