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First of its kind, the double-deck open-topped cable car launched on Thursday and operates on the 1900-metre Stanserhorn near Lucerne, Switzerland, offering passengers fresh mountain air and spectacular Alpine views as they travel the scenic route.

The new Cabrio features double-deck aerial cabins, with steps leading up to an open-top sundeck – and is the first in the world to offer such cableway technology. The lower largely glazed deck offers capacity for 60 passengers, of whom 30 at a time can climb the short inner stairway to the sundeck. Two cabins travel in opposite directions suspended on supporting parallel cables.