Singapore Flyer resumes operation after month—long shutdown
The Wheel turns again
The world’s largest observation wheel, the Singapore Flyer, is open to public again. »Police give go-ahead
<cite class="auth">Channel NewsAsia - Monday, January 26
</cite>SINGAPORE : The world’s largest observation wheel, the Singapore Flyer, will resume operations on Monday — the first day of the Lunar New Year.
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Eleven people had to be manually lowered from the flyer when it broke down on December 23. All in, 173 visitors were stuck, most of them for over six hours. The flyer had remained shut since the incident. It installed new back—up systems on January 22. — CNA /ls