Meaning of noon balloon | Babel Free

Definitions

A period around midday when an airport has a particularly large amount of air traffic.

Examples

“We did not have a noon balloon, but when needed I met VIPs at the airport. I chauffeured them between the airport, hotel and the plant.”

“The noon balloon was chosen as the basis for the traffic model because during this arrival rush demand exceeds airport capacity and air traffic managers impose time-based metering restrictions […]”

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