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Sean Collins co-founded Thames Clippers in 1999 with partner Alan Woods as Collins River Enterprises. Thames Clippers was then taken over in September 2006 by the Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG), [1] who promised substantial investment into the company to upgrade the services and to provide a more frequent "hop-on-hop-off" between Central London and The O 2, also owned by AEG.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 February 2025. International airport near Dublin, Ireland Dublin Airport Aerfort Bhaile Átha Cliath IATA: DUB ICAO: EIDW WMO: 03969 Summary Airport type Public Owner/Operator DAA Serves Greater Dublin Location Collinstown, Santry, Ireland Opened 19 January 1940 ; 85 years ago (1940-01-19) Hub for Aer ...
Dublin Airport is the largest airport in Ireland, and in 2018 was the 13th busiest airport in Europe. Ireland has four main airports: Cork , Dublin , Shannon and Knock . There are also smaller regional airports at Donegal , Kerry , Galway , Sligo and Waterford .
While the service is not as extensive as those of Hong Kong or Sydney, it has been growing: in 2007, more than 700,000 commuters travelled by river on Thames Clippers services, one of the operators on the system; [2] in 2013 the Thames Clippers service had grown to 3.3 million, as it had become more integrated into the tube and bus ticketing ...
A map of Gravesend, from 1946. From 1932 to 1956, an airport was located to the east of the town. On Sunday 5 February 1939, Alex Henshaw commenced his record-breaking flight to Cape Town and back from here. He completed the flight in 39 hours 36 minutes over the next four days; his record still stands.
Since 2012 the Gravesend–Tilbury Ferry has run from the Town Pier.. The Gravesend to Tilbury ferry, operated by Jetstream Tours, is no longer in service. [5]On 4 November 2022, Uber Boat by Thames Clippers announced that they had completed the purchase of the Pier, with an aim to operate a long-term River Bus service from Gravesend within 2-3 years. [6]
The font is Norman and the oldest bell was first hung in 1348. The tower, a prominent landmark for navigation in the Thames, dates from the 15th century. [3] [6] Also within the parish was the one-time Gravesend Airport, opened as the Gravesend School of Flying in 1932, [3] which during World War II became a Royal Air Force fighter base. Sold ...
Route X26 has its origins in Green Line Coaches route 725, which started in the 1950s and ran from Gravesend and Dartford through Sidcup, Bromley, Croydon, Sutton and Kingston to Staines and Windsor. In the late 1970s, route 726 was introduced as a variant, from Gravesend to Windsor via Heathrow Airport and Slough instead of Staines. [1]