Rainbow Ryders celebrates 40th anniversary

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – With Balloon Fiesta only a few weeks away, a popular balloon riding company is celebrating its 40th anniversary. Rainbow Ryders held a celebration Thursday with community members and its pilots. Each year, 47 balloons fly nearly 45,000 people around the Albuquerque skies. Pilots participating in 2023 Balloon Fiesta face a new requirementNow, the company is the largest hot air balloon business in the southwest with offices in Albuquerque, Phoenix, and Colorad