Possible Clues:

• One flying at a leisurely pace
• One using a lot of hot air
• He hopes to avoid getting chicken in the basket
• Aeronaut propelled by hot air
• Mushroom first one to go in basket?
• Job not included in the original "Around the World in Eighty Days"
• Job not included in the original 'Around the World in Eighty Days'
• One traveling in a basket
• Phileas Fogg, for one
• Party item to sit out, being in the air