Soon, You Might Be Able to Take SIA Planes from Changi Airport to Changi Airport for 3 Hours

You can’t travel now and the wanderlust in you is having withdrawal symptoms, but that’s not what you’re worried about.

You’re worried that your 1,000 followers in Instagram won’t be able to see your luxury lifestyle and your perfect life.

Don’t worry; SIA has got your back.

Soon, You Might Be Able to Take SIA Flights from Changi Airport to Changi Airport for 3 Hours

According to unverified sources (which means this is purely a rumour that I bet would still materialise), Singapore Airlines is looking to launch no-destination flights.

Basically, the plane would depart from Changi Airport, fly in the air for three hours and then land back in Changi Airport.

Called “Flights to Nowhere”, it’ll supposedly launch in end-October—just nice for the year-end vacation.

Dad: This year, we’re going overseas for our year-end holiday!

Kids: Yeah! Where are we going?

Dad: No, we’re just going over the seas. Literally.

In fact, if rumours are so true that it was even reported in The Straits Times instead in a tabloid, it’ll mean that passengers can use tourism credits given out by the Government to partially pay for the flight—so it could be affordable after all.

According to the national newspaper that usually doesn’t report about rumours, a private jet operator that also manages aircraft has actually made that suggestion to SIA, but the talks stalled.

And now, SIA might be going ahead with their own plans.

Of course the national newspaper doesn’t publish rumours so they got feedback from SIA, and they said, “SIA is considering several initiatives that would allow us to continue engaging both our customers and members of the public.

“We will make an announcement at the appropriate time if we go ahead with these plans.”

Okay, still a rumour.

I guess we’d just have to wait.

Other Countries Doing the Same Thing

One challenge SIA faces is that other countries’ airlines can still fly their planes from place to place, while in Singapore, it’s faster to take a Grab ride from Changi Airport to Seletar Airport.

Nevertheless, other countries have also come out with creative initiatives to save jobs.

For a start, this no-destination flight is also being implemented in several other countries, but it’s only for airlines or planes with good branding—because I’m pretty sure you won’t want to take a flight to nowhere in a small seat with angry flight attendants.

In Thailand, their national airline opened a plane-themed restaurant.

Now, let’s face the elephant in the room: do we still need to bring our passport for a no-destination flight?