On 18/06/2012 20:26, wrote:
On 18/06/2012 09:13, Paul Corfield wrote:
On 18 Jun 2012 06:06:35 GMT, Neil Williams
wrote:

Paul Corfield wrote:

Oyster fare is £3.20 (I assume on PAYG). £4.30 cash.

Frequent flyers pay £16 for 10 rides.

Great, yet another non integrated element in TfL's fare system.

Did you ever expect it to be on standard fares? It's always felt
like a premium service to me.

The Roosevelt Island Tramway is separate from New York City Transit in
that the Roosevelt Island Operating Corp. operates it. Yet, it is
integrated into NYCT's fare system.


Istanbul's aerial tramway is also incorporated into the city's fare
system, I should add.

It's always been patently obvious this is a tourist attraction rather than regular transport, and would therefore attract premium fares. Anyone wanting to travel between those two points with a travelcard (or Freedom Pass) can do so free on the Jubilee Line and DLR with an easy interchange at Canning Town. Those who want the fancy experience and view will need to fork out.

On Mon, 18 Jun 2012 13:10:45 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

It's always been patently obvious this is a tourist attraction rather than regular transport, and would therefore attract premium fares. Anyone wanting to travel between those two points with a travelcard (or Freedom Pass) can do so free on the Jubilee Line and DLR with an easy interchange at Canning Town. Those who want the fancy experience and view will need to fork out.

Indeed, the rail option is actually more convenient for places like
the Dome and the ExCel. The cable car is purely a tourist attraction,
like going up on the Eye or the Orbit.

On Saturday, June 16, 2012 4:44:04 AM UTC+5:30, Jarle H Knudsen wrote:
Any chance the Air Line will open in the next two weeks?

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jhk

wrote:
It's always been patently obvious this is a tourist attraction rather
than regular transport, and would therefore attract premium fares.
Anyone wanting to travel between those two points with a travelcard (or
Freedom Pass) can do so free on the Jubilee Line and DLR with an easy
interchange at Canning Town. Those who want the fancy experience and
view will need to fork out.

TfL should not be using our money to build tourist attractions, and the
roundel should IMO not be used for that purpose.

Neil
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Neil Williams in Milton Keynes, UK. Put first name before the at to reply.

On 19 Jun 2012 06:00:30 GMT, Neil Williams
wrote:

wrote:
It's always been patently obvious this is a tourist attraction rather
than regular transport, and would therefore attract premium fares.
Anyone wanting to travel between those two points with a travelcard (or
Freedom Pass) can do so free on the Jubilee Line and DLR with an easy
interchange at Canning Town. Those who want the fancy experience and
view will need to fork out.

TfL should not be using our money to build tourist attractions, and the
roundel should IMO not be used for that purpose.

Doesn't most of the money come from the sponsor? And the fares should
more than cover the remainder of the costs. Furthermore, most
passengers on the dangleway will presumably get there using other TfL
services, so the incremental revenues will be more than just from the
fares charged on the dangleway.

In message , at 10:46:42 on
Tue, 19 Jun 2012, Recliner remarked:

Doesn't most of the money come from the sponsor? And the fares should
more than cover the remainder of the costs.

That's a bit controversial, currently. It's quite as obvious as it
should be that claims it would not cost the taxpayer anything are going
to be delivered.

Furthermore, most passengers on the dangleway will presumably get there
using other TfL services, so the incremental revenues will be more than
just from the fares charged on the dangleway.

Not if they get there on a Travelcard (including Olympic ones) or a
capped Oyster. That's more travel more no more revenue.

I hope someone inside TfL has modelled all this, but sometimes I wonder
if they do (rather than pick a number and cross their fingers).
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Roland Perry

In message , at 11:49:10 on Tue, 19 Jun
2012, Roland Perry remarked:
Doesn't most of the money come from the sponsor? And the fares should
more than cover the remainder of the costs.

That's a bit controversial, currently. It's

not

quite as obvious as it should be that claims it would not cost the
taxpayer anything are going to be delivered.

--
Roland Perry

On 19/06/2012 07:00, Neil Williams wrote:

wrote:
It's always been patently obvious this is a tourist attraction rather
than regular transport, and would therefore attract premium fares.
Anyone wanting to travel between those two points with a travelcard (or
Freedom Pass) can do so free on the Jubilee Line and DLR with an easy
interchange at Canning Town. Those who want the fancy experience and
view will need to fork out.

TfL should not be using our money to build tourist attractions, and the
roundel should IMO not be used for that purpose.

TfL is a functional body that does what the Mayor tells it to do.

In message , at 17:44:08 on Tue, 19 Jun
2012, Mizter T remarked:

TfL is a functional body that does what the Mayor tells it to do.

That's a positive spin, a lot of people claim it's dysfunctional!
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Roland Perry