Short non flying trip report.
Emirates Air Line - North Greenwich (Jubilee Line) to Royal Victoria (DLR)
Happened to be in London and decided to try out the Emirates Air Line, a cable car that runs over the River Thames. It was only opened in 2012. Was with my little one. On the North Greenwich side there is a small Emirates exhibit which was only £3 to visit. This consisted off some aviation displays, a jet engine, 4 rows of Economy seats (no recline!) and the nose of a A380 which has a video of the journey a bag takes at Dubai airport with a floor that shakes and a mock up cockpit upstairs. Little One loved climbing around the cockpit, pity there was no moving parts like thrust levers, flaps, gear down etc. Small shop as well selling Emirates branded items. You also have the opportunity to use 1 of 4 simulators, 2 of which were Boeing and 2 Airbus, only the Airbus one was in operation, would have had a go if the Boeing one was open as feels like real flying without a joystick. £45 for 30 minutes.
On to the cable car. Again quiet cheap and you can use Oyster (£4 per single I believe). Immediately regretted going on it as soon as the doors closed and spent the whole trip holding on to the ceiling rail and apparently I went very pale! Little One and Other Half loved it, great views over the Thames from the Barrier/City Airport (you are under the take off flight path) to Canary Wharf and the rest of London. Would not want to be on it on a windy day as the Car moved even with movements from inside the Cars.
Emirates Air Line - North Greenwich (Jubilee Line) to Royal Victoria (DLR)
Happened to be in London and decided to try out the Emirates Air Line, a cable car that runs over the River Thames. It was only opened in 2012. Was with my little one. On the North Greenwich side there is a small Emirates exhibit which was only £3 to visit. This consisted off some aviation displays, a jet engine, 4 rows of Economy seats (no recline!) and the nose of a A380 which has a video of the journey a bag takes at Dubai airport with a floor that shakes and a mock up cockpit upstairs. Little One loved climbing around the cockpit, pity there was no moving parts like thrust levers, flaps, gear down etc. Small shop as well selling Emirates branded items. You also have the opportunity to use 1 of 4 simulators, 2 of which were Boeing and 2 Airbus, only the Airbus one was in operation, would have had a go if the Boeing one was open as feels like real flying without a joystick. £45 for 30 minutes.
On to the cable car. Again quiet cheap and you can use Oyster (£4 per single I believe). Immediately regretted going on it as soon as the doors closed and spent the whole trip holding on to the ceiling rail and apparently I went very pale! Little One and Other Half loved it, great views over the Thames from the Barrier/City Airport (you are under the take off flight path) to Canary Wharf and the rest of London. Would not want to be on it on a windy day as the Car moved even with movements from inside the Cars.
