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Singapore Airlines (SIA) is looking to launch “flights to nowhere” that will depart and land at Changi Airport next month, according to a The Straits Times report.
Citing anonymous sources close to the airline, the Singapore-based newspaper says flights for domestic passengers are expected to begin in late October and could be combined with hotel stays, shopping coupons at Jewel Changi airport and a limousine service. for the ferry passengers. around.
Each flight is expected to take about three hours, the report added.
Airlines around the world are facing a drastic drop in air travel due to Covid-19 travel restrictions and low demand.
The SIA Group, which also includes regional arm SilkAir and budget airline Scoot, is currently flying 7 percent of its pre-coronavirus capacity. The group will also cut around 4,300 jobs at its airlines.
The national airline is not the first to offer flights anywhere. Japanese airline All Nippon Airways has conducted 90-minute “sightseeing flights” on its A380 jet that departed and landed at Narita Airport in Tokyo.
singaporeair.com
