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Concorde's Next Landing May Be In The Thames

October 19, 2010 at 9:34 AM | by | Comment (1)

We’ve taken some time to look at where the Concorde has landed all over the globe, but one of the supersonic birds might be on the move. No longer will visitors need to plan a side trip to visit a piece of aviation history, as one of the planes might be taking up a prime slice of tourist trap real estate in London.

Yes, it's true - one of the jets is sitting at London-Heathrow airport, not really doing anything right now, so fans of the plane are looking to move it onto the Thames next to another tourist hotspot: the London Eye. And when we say "onto the Thames", we mean it - it'd be fixed up on a floating pontoon in the river itself.

Things are far from finalized at this point, and we expect that it would take some time to iron things out as the move is probably going to cost around $35 million. Not only would the plane - known as Alpha Bravo - have to be refurbished so it looked showroom new, but the pontoon would also contain a museum dedicated to the Concorde’s years of supersonic flight.

This plane is the last one that has remained the responsibility of British Airways, so we think it’s a pretty good idea to keep it on its home turf long into the future. We can already see the combination tickets for London Eye rides and this new Concorde attraction. Our vision also indicates that these will be pricey - especially with the unfavorable exchange rate!

[Photo of a different Concorde: Andrew Kalat]

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amazing

I would be there opening day!!
murfslk230 on October 19, 2010 at 1:22 PM #Permalink

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