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Emirates Air Line

Emirates Air Line opened on 28 June 2012 and is the latest addition to London's transport network. It is the UK's first urban cable car and connects the Greenwich Peninsula with the Royal Docks.

The service is accessible to wheelchair users and cyclists and is open seven days a week.

Customer satisfaction surveys

Customer research enables us to get an insight into customer experiences, which we use to help improve the service we offer.

Customer service survey, July/August 2012 (PDF 159KB)
Customer service survey, September 2012-January 2013 (PDF 269KB)

Passenger journeys

Week ending* Number of passengers
22 September 2012 47,604
29 September 2012 31,721
6 October 2012 42,617
13 October 2012 41,275
20 October 2012 42,463
27 October 2012 33,023
3 November 2012 70,704
10 November 2012 34,885
17 November 2012 34,533
24 November 2012 30,667
1 December 2012 25,266
8 December 2012 29,340
15 December 2012 20,600
22 December 2012 21,794
29 December 2012 22,904
5 January 2013 45,192
12 January 2013 21,130
19 January 2013 20,753
26 January 2013 15,996
2 February 2013 14,755
9 February 2013 16,400
16 February 2013 26,284
23 February 2013 51,046
2 March 2013 23,390
9 March 2013 25,289
16 March 2013 15,986
23 March 2013 4,457**
30 March 2013 25,799
6 April 2013 49,200
13 April 2013 39,634
20 April 2013 29,579
27 April 2013 28,661
4 May 2013 32,736
11 May 2013 42,069
18 May 2013 24,989
Total journeys since opening 2,234,331

*Week summary shown is from Sunday to Saturday

**Air Line was closed from 18-24 March 2013 for planned maintenance work

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