Air India is reportedly planning to start flights to nowhere. The airline is planning to start the service in which the aircraft will take-off and land at the same airport.
New Delhi: National carrier Air India is planning to start its own “flights to nowhere” for flyers who have been missing the experience of flying.
According to a report in Hindustan Times, Air India officials said that the airline is planning to start the service in which the aircraft will take-off and land at the same airport. “Yes, we are exploring the possibility of starting a scenic flight service. Other details are to be decided,” HT quoted an Air India spokesperson as saying.
However, this is not the first time that an Airline will be doing this. Australian air carrier, Qantas Airways recently launched its ‘Flight to Nowhere’ and the tickets sold out in 10 minutes. The Qantas Airways flight is going to take passengers to see the Outback and the Great Barrier Reef. The flight is seven hours long.
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The seven-hour scenic flight will include low-level flybys of Australian destinations across Queensland, the Northern Territory and New South Wales including the Great Barrier Reef, Uluru, Kata Tjuta, Byron Bay and iconic Sydney Harbour, the airline said in a statement.
Not only Australia, but Singapore too is planning the same. These flights will take off from the Changi Airport, and land at the same airport. The reports on Singapore Airlines planning these no destination flights also said that this aims at boosting revenues for the airline.
No-destination flights are among the novel services to come out of the aviation industry in the middle of the pandemic. The airline industry is one of the worst affected due to the coronavirus outbreak. Many have resorted to layoffs, leave without pay, and salary cuts to reduce costs.
