Gondalas designed to move up and down the top of the Tulip tower are at risk of confusing air traffic control systems, according to technical experts at London City airport. But London City said National Air Traffic Control must be consulted over the potential impact on radar systems, noting “the gondalas will be moving and therefore may have a slightly different effect than a static element of the building”. It is more than twice the height of the London Eye, the next-tallest moving visitor attraction in the capital. Manuel Kaiser told City of London planners during a public consultation that “the proposal reeks of desperation in its straining after ostentatious effect”. Anastasia Shteyn seconded Kaiser and said: “I don’t understand why we need this phallic-shaped attraction, with little aesthetic merit.

Source: The Guardian November 28, 2018 06:56 UTC