India, Oct. 21 -- The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) will resume hot air balloon rides at Baansera from November 14, with the operator planning to offer discounts to schools, corporate groups and individual visitors in a bid to boost footfall after a lukewarm response during the first phase of operations, officials said on Wednesday.

The rides, launched on November 29 last year, were suspended in March with the onset of summer. The winter relaunch will focus on attracting organised groups, while families and individual visitors will also be offered a 20% discount on tickets, officials from Air Safari, the company operating the rides, said.

Tickets were earlier priced at Rs.3,000 per person, excluding goods and services tax (GST).

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