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SINGAPORE, Oct. 13 (AFP): Runway meals have become an unlikely success for coronavirus-hit Singapore airlines, with hundreds of “passengers” paying the equivalent of a budget ticket just for dine inside the A380 jumbos on the ground.
For a hefty sum of up to S $ 642 (US $ 470), people who crave airline food can eat on an A380, the world’s largest airliner.
With the aviation industry in deep crisis due to the pandemic, airlines have turned to alternative ways to raise cash, from offering “flights to nowhere” to air travel.
Singapore Airlines, which cut thousands of jobs and grounded nearly all of its planes this year, decided to try another route: offering travel-hungry customers the chance to dine on one of two A380s converted into pop-up restaurants.
The opportunity to eat airline food proved surprisingly popular: the 900 seats for lunch on October 24 and 25 sold out half an hour after reservations opened on Monday. The times of the strait reported the newspaper.
Citing “overwhelming demand,” the airline announced that the restaurants would be open for two more days. Lunch and dinner are now offered on all four dates.
The most expensive option is a four-course meal in a first-class suite, while the cheapest is Sg $ 53 and consists of a three-course meal in economy class.
About half of the seats will be left empty on the double-decker planes, parked at Changi Airport, in accordance with social distancing guidelines.
And for those looking to bring the flight experience to their living rooms, Singapore Airlines also offers home delivery of meals by plane.
But the airline has abandoned its plans for “flights to nowhere”, that is, short trips that start and end at the same airport, after a protest over the possible environmental impact. – AFP
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