Singapore Airlines plans to operate flights to "nowhere"

The US Bloomberg Agency, citing a report by the "Straits Times" newspaper, said that Singapore Airlines plans to launch flights to "nowhere", indicating that the flights will start and end at the airport itself.

According to the report, flights are scheduled to take place from Changi Airport by the end of October. This offer may be combined with city hotel accommodations, shopping vouchers, as well as limousine transportation services.

The agency said that the stricter travel rules to control the spread of the "Covid-19" pandemic have hurt the aviation industry around the world, at a time when the International Air Transport Association (IATA) does not expect passenger traffic to recover to pre-pandemic levels until 2024.

The agency stated that Singapore Airlines is not the first airline to provide these flights. Last month, the Japanese company "ANA" sold tickets for a chartered flight to "Nowhere", while two Taiwanese airlines launched similar campaigns or "pretend travel" flights.

This plan comes after a survey conducted by the Singapore airline showed that 75% of 308 participants were willing to buy tickets for these flights, according to the Straits Times report.

Singapore Airlines said last week it would cut 20% of its workforce despite raising about 11 billion Singapore dollars (8 billion dollars) in loans in June and receiving aid from a government program to support jobs.

Follow our latest local and sports news, and the latest political and economic developments via Google news