The cost to ride a gondola to the top of Mammoth is currently $29, ride takes between 10-15 minutes. How much is the Boston gondola going to charge?
The East London gondola system.
According to CNN, "This [the annual operating cost] is massively greater than the revenue from fares income." The cheapest fare per trip would be $2.35 per trip. A one-ride cash fare (basically the fare for tourists) is $6.25.
You went from a $29/trip example to show how crazy expensive this would be to a $2.35/trip example to show how it will would lose money. That is some extreme cherry picking. And as noted above, you've failed to understand the basic efficiencies of the system. Maybe do some honest research instead of just throwing out whatever random fact you stumble across while googling? You're obviously biased and grasping at anything you think may support your argument.