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| Emirates Air Line Thames cable car breaks down | Emirates Air Line Thames cable car breaks down |
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| Passengers were left suspended in the air when a cable car linking two Olympic venues either side of the Thames broke down. | Passengers were left suspended in the air when a cable car linking two Olympic venues either side of the Thames broke down. |
| The Emirates Air Line, which links the O2 Arena in Greenwich and the ExCel exhibition centre, experienced a technical fault at 11:45 BST. | The Emirates Air Line, which links the O2 Arena in Greenwich and the ExCel exhibition centre, experienced a technical fault at 11:45 BST. |
| All passengers were back in the terminal half an hour later and the service was running again by 12:40. | All passengers were back in the terminal half an hour later and the service was running again by 12:40. |
| The crossing can carry up to 2,500 people per hour in each direction. | The crossing can carry up to 2,500 people per hour in each direction. |
| Some passengers tweeted about the ordeal. David Verrall wrote: "Up in the air for 30mins in the heat with no info! Just got down, queuing for refund. Horrible experience." | Some passengers tweeted about the ordeal. David Verrall wrote: "Up in the air for 30mins in the heat with no info! Just got down, queuing for refund. Horrible experience." |
| Another passenger, Alastair Owens, said he was in the air for about 50 minutes in total. | Another passenger, Alastair Owens, said he was in the air for about 50 minutes in total. |
| He wrote on his Twitter account: "Emirates cable car turned out to be great school holiday mini adventure - greeted with apologies and water as we landed." | He wrote on his Twitter account: "Emirates cable car turned out to be great school holiday mini adventure - greeted with apologies and water as we landed." |
| Danny Price, head of Emirates Air Line, said: "The Emirates Air Line is now back up and running after experiencing a technical fault at 11:45am. | Danny Price, head of Emirates Air Line, said: "The Emirates Air Line is now back up and running after experiencing a technical fault at 11:45am. |
| "All passengers were safely back in the terminal by 12:18 and water and first aid were made available to them. We would like to apologise to anyone affected." | "All passengers were safely back in the terminal by 12:18 and water and first aid were made available to them. We would like to apologise to anyone affected." |
| London Assembly Member John Biggs said: "We need the mayor and TfL to look into what went wrong and confirm that passengers weren't in danger at any point. | London Assembly Member John Biggs said: "We need the mayor and TfL to look into what went wrong and confirm that passengers weren't in danger at any point. |
| "The public need to be confident that this kind of thing won't happen again." | "The public need to be confident that this kind of thing won't happen again." |
| The Dubai-based airline Emirates is sponsoring the cable car for 10 years at a cost of £36m. | The Dubai-based airline Emirates is sponsoring the cable car for 10 years at a cost of £36m. |
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