Taipei''s Maokong Gondola will be closed for maintenance the entire fall season. The cable car will be down from Aug. 30 to early December, for a cable replacement that will cost the city government NT$47 million.

The suspension could spell worse financial woes for the gondola, which ran at a loss of NT$50 million last year. Its monthslong maintenance is expected to cost NT$40 million in income, meaning that this year''s loss could exceed NT$100 million.