Twinkling Balloon

&nbsp Twilight Sparkle and her friends are seen numerous times throughout the show riding in a hot air balloon.

It seems to be a favoured mode of transport for the Mane Six, being used to get to various places at speed and those which are out of reach normally (i.e. Cloudsdale)

It is lft ambigouis by the show's creators whether or not balloons are a common mode of transport availible to the citizens of Equestria, or whether it was bequeathed to Twilight by the Princess and therefore unique.