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            Business ProfileFly Ohio Ballooning, LLC

            Manned Balloons

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            20724 Wolford Maskill Rd

            Marysville, OH 43040-8878

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            (614) 209-1449

            Customer Reviews

            1/5

            Average of 3 Customer Reviews

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            Customer Complaints

            8 complaints closed in last 3 years

            4 complaints closed in last 12 months

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            Years in Business: 35

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            Overview

            Fly Ohio Ballooning is a full service ballooning company in Central Ohio.  They offer corporate advertising programs, balloon sales, passenger rides and tethers, FAA certified inspection and repair as well as flight instruction.

            Business Details

            Location of This Business
            20724 Wolford Maskill Rd, Marysville, OH 43040-8878
            BBB File Opened:
            8/26/2002
            Years in Business:
            35
            Business Started:
            1/1/1989
            Alternate Business Name
            • Fly Ohio Ballooning, Inc.
            Business Management
            • Mr. Bob Scobee, President
            Contact Information

            Principal

            • Mr. Bob Scobee, President

            Customer Contact

            • Mr. Bob Scobee, President
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            Customer Complaints

            8 Customer Complaints

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            Most Recent Customer Complaint

            08/28/2024

            Complaint Type:
            Product Issues
            Status:
            Unanswered
            I paid this business for a balloon ride in June 2023. We rescheduled 4 times in 2023 because *** said the weather was not perfect for a hot air balloon ride. I tried to contact him this year (during 2024) and I can't even get a hold of him. Tried calling and texting and no response. Upon leaving a voicemail, the recording said *** was sick and he would return my call. But that didn't happen. I really would like my money back at this point. I feel scammed. At this point, I don't even think he is well enough to fly a balloon.
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            Most Recent Customer Review

            Susan S

            02/17/2024

            Finally got a refund after filing through small claims court. This seems to be the only way to get it resolved. Bought certificate in 2022, either got denied or ignored with attempts to schedule for several months and several attempts (email, phone, text). We completely lost trust, therefore no way were we getting in a balloon with them. Asked for refund, got many excuses and then ignored. Filed a case, he postponed that every time we got a day away from court. Finally we got our money back and can be done with this company. It was a horrible experience for something that was meant to be exciting and a celebration. He made it about himself and never about the facts or the customers: took all the money upfront, never provided a service, and made it impossible to communicate, when it was time for a refund, made so many excuses that we had no choice but to persue a court case to get our money back.

            Fly Ohio Ballooning, LLC Response

            02/27/2024

            We've been in business for over 35 years and have over 10,000 very satisfied customers. I had some serious health issues which had me hospitalized multiple times in 2023. I'm not sure what constitutes a legitimate excuse but being in the hospital seems reasonable. We did our best to keep our customers informed and with the generous help from many of the other pilots in our community we were still able to take care of many of our flights. We are sorry if this was not an option you wanted to use and if we were unable to accommodate you. It was a difficult period and we are sorry for this.
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