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Pictures: Onboard the “Subway in the Sky” blimp

Pictures: Onboard the “Subway in the Sky” blimp

Passengers get sweeping views of Central Florida onboard the “Subway in the Sky” blimp, Tuesday, September 19, 2023, after launching from Orlando Executive Airport. The 180-foot airship, decked out as a giant sub sandwich, is based out of Smyrna, Tenn., and is on a national tour promoting the restaurant chain with stops in Kansas City, Atlanta, Orlando and Miami. A total of about 80 Subway fans were expected to be transported 1,000 feet above Orlando on flights Tuesday and Wednesday during the two-day visit to OEA. The helium airship is an American Blimp Corporation A-170, known as a “lightship” for its ability to be lighted from inside its massive balloon for creative and advertising displays. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

Grounds crew man the ropes as the “Subway in the...

Grounds crew man the ropes as the “Subway in the Sky” blimp comes in for a landing, Tuesday, September 19, 2023, at Orlando Executive Airport. The 180-foot airship, decked out as a giant sub sandwich, is based out of Smyrna, Tenn., and is on a national tour promoting the restaurant chain with stops in Kansas City, Atlanta, Orlando and Miami. A total of about 80 Subway fans were expected to be transported 1,000 feet above Orlando on flights Tuesday and Wednesday —including complimentary sandwiches— during the two-day visit to OEA. The helium airship is an American Blimp A-170, known as a “lightship” for its ability to be lighted from inside its massive balloon for creative and advertising displays. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) read more