Video: Egypt balloon crash operator 'adamant licence up to date and craft recently inspected' Two Britons and a British resident died in Egypt after a hot air balloon caught fire in a mid-air explosion and crashed near the ancient city of Luxor, killing at least 19 people. The London couple who died in the Egyptian hot-air balloon were aspiring artists, the Telegraph's correspondent in Luxor Richard Spencer said. Joe Bampton, who turned 40 a few weeks ago, and his 34 year-old Hungarian-born partner Suzanna Gyetvai, who through her professional name Zsi was registered with the online Saatchi gallery, worked at Lots Road Auctions in Chelsea, west London, where they met a few years ago. Yvonne Rennie, 48, a medical receptionist from Perth, Scotland also died in the crash. The Telegraph's correspondent in Luxor Richard Spencer spoke to the balloon's operator, Sky Cruise, and he said that they were "adamant that the balloon had been inspected two weeks ago and that the licence was up to date." Contains footage from APTN