Emirates Air Line (London)

[nanila]

Attention London flaneurs: The Emirates Air Line cable car across the Thames from Emirates Greenwich at the O2 to Emirates Royal Docks at the ExCel conference centre is now open. If you want to have a go, it costs £3.20 on your Oyster card or £4.30 in cash. If you're doing it for leisure rather than business reasons, it's advisable to ride during off-peak hours, as it slows down from five minutes to ten to provide more viewing pleasure.

Below is a 5 min 25 sec YouTube video of a safety test done on the cable cars a couple of weeks ago.

A link to a Telegraph article on the Air Line opening is here.

Comments

[nanila]

Ah! I didn't realise the third comment was also yours. :D Glad to hear you liked it.

I was going to go this weekend too, but my Saturday got all messed up from its original plan. Won't have any time this week or next, so it'll be a late July treat.

[squirmelia]

I decided to stop worrying about queues and just do it. :) The queues weren't actually that bad.

Hope you enjoy it also when you go on it!