Hot air balloon flights within the popular Egyptian destination of Luxor was suspended following a tragedy which claimed 19 lives yesterday.  Three British visitors, travelling with Thomas Cook, were killed inside the incident which saw a hot air balloon catch fire and explode. The balloon was operated by local firm Skycruise. Eyewitnesses report it catching fire because it came in to land following a dawn flight over ancient sites nearly Luxor. Britons Yvonne Rennie and Joe Bampton and his Hungarian-born partner Suzanna Gyetvai, who was living within the UK, were among 19 passengers killed. Egyptian prime minister Hisham Qandil ordered all flights to be suspended while an investigation was implemented.