What's it like to float over London just a little higher than the Shard?
We recently received an invitation to fly over the capital in the Goodyear Blimp. There is only one word of reply to an invitation like that, and it is "Squuueeeeeeeeeeeyesplease!".
The Goodyear Blimp has been flying in one form or another since 1925. It's a familiar non-fixture in the skies over major US sporting events and other celebrations.
Regent's Park from the Goodyear Blimp. Image: Matt Brown
It has flown over England on numerous occasions before. The first time was in 1972, when it visited the famous Cardington airship hangers in Bedfordshire. It's since returned for at least two royal weddings, a cup final and the 1985 Live Aid concert at Wembley, and was last over the Thames in 2022.
