If you’re a thrillseeker looking for a most unique and unusual adventure, now you can grab a ticket on the Zeppelin Airship. The Zeppelin Airship, which is larger than a Boeing 747, will make flight-seeing tours available to the public Friday through Monday, from 9:00 am until 7:00 pm and are one hour in length. See the greater Los Angeles area in a way you’ve never seen it before.
Airship Ventures Zeppelin, the country’s only passenger airship operation for flight seeing tours, touched down Wednesday at Long Beach Airport. The arrival marks the first extended visit to the Los Angeles area in more than 70 years.
The Zeppelin Airship above the Goldengate Bridge.
Zeppelin Airships
Zeppelin airships are the largest in the world at 246 feet in length, and 50 feet longer than the largest blimp currently flying in the United States. The Airship Ventures Zeppelin carries 12 passengers and two crew members. Features include oversized panoramic windows, onboard restroom with window and a 180-degree rear observation window and love seat.
The only airship service of its kind, Airship Ventures has offered scenic flight seeing tours since October 2008. Flight seeing tours have originated from Moffett Field in Mountain View, Oakland International Airport and Monterey Peninsula Airport. These tours have provided passengers with a rare perspective of San Francisco, Silicon Valley and the Bay Area coastline.
The Zeppelin Airship cockpit.
LA Viewing
In August of 1929, Graf Zeppelin visited Los Angeles on a record-breaking round-the-world trip. The follow up to that historic flight will showcase an aerial view of the California coastline, the famous Queen Mary, spectacular sights of the Pacific Coast over Palos Verdes, Huntington Beach and Santa Monica.
The Zeppelin carries 12 passengers plus two crews, with luxury features including oversized panoramic windows, an onboard restroom with window, and a 180-degree rear observation window and “love seat”.
Purchasing Tickets
Eureka will offer flight seeing tour rides to the public on Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. Flights will depart from Long Beach Airport, FBO AirFlite Terminal in Long Beach, CA. Long Beach Airport is located at 3250 AirFlite Way, Long Beach CA 90807.
Individual tickets are available at $495 per person (plus taxes). Two tickets can be purchased at the reduced rate of $375 each, plus taxes.
For additional information or purchasing tickets: www.airshipventures.com (650) 969-8100 ex. 111
