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Jun 20, 2012
Emirates Air Line

The London Cable Car Fares: Unfair to Locals?

The fare-pricing structure for the Emirates Air Line / London Thames Cable Car was recently announced and it doesn’t look good for commuters. Single-trip fares will be £3.20 with an Oyster fare card and £4.30 without. Frequent users of the service, however, can opt to buy a 10-trip pass for £16, essentially reducing the fare...

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Jun 19, 2012
Emirates Air Line

Emirates Air Line to Open June 28

With much speculation happening in the past on whether the Emirates Air Line will open in time for the Olympics, several media outlets have now officially confirmed that the cable car will open to the public on June 28. This is great news as the system will begin operations nearly one month before the Olympics...

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May 16, 2012
Emirates Air Line

Emirates Air Lines – Mayor Still not ready to commit to deadline

Despite undergoing testing at the moment, a recent interview by ITV News with London Mayor, Boris Johnson, indicates that he is still not willing to guarantee that the cable car project will be ready in time for the Olympics. However, he did agree that it would be unfortunate should the system be not completed by...

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Apr 18, 2012
Emirates Air Line

Emirates Air Line (London Cable Car) – CONSTRUCTION photos

We just created a new gallery on our Flickr Account – CUP Projects – which displays the ongoing construction progress of the Emirates Air Line (as of April 5-6, 2012). To access the gallery, click here or the picture above. A big thanks goes to Bob for informing us and allowing us to share these...

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Mar 07, 2012
Emirates Air Line, London Cable Car

Emirates Air Line (Cable Car) – PHOTOS (March 2012)

More photos uploaded by users on Flickr showing the construction progression of the Emirates Air Line (Cable Car) in London. For more pictures, a new thread on Skyscrapercity has been started to document its development.

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