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SIA Opening Up More Slots for their ‘Restaurant’ After all Seats Were Sold Out in 90 Mins

2020-10-13 , 9:26 am

The one thing almost everyone complains about on airplanes is the food.

Unless you have money gushing from your butt and have always taken first class, your meals on planes have likely tasted, at the very best, okay.

So, if an airline announced that it would not be flying anywhere, but serving meals on its plane, you’d probably scratch your head.

But it’s 2020, dear reader. People don’t shake hands, planes don’t fly anymore, and licking strangers’ faces is frowned upon.

Reader: Uh that last one was always true

This year, people are willing to pay to sit in planes and eat airplane food, even if the plane is not headed anywhere.

SIA Opening Up More Slots for their ‘Restaurant’ After all Seats Were Sold Out in 90 Mins

SIA’s airline dining experience has been much more popular than anticipated.

A few weeks ago, SIA announced they were abandoning the “flights to nowhere” idea, and introducing food delivery, tours, and a dining experience on its A380.

Bookings opened yesterday (12 Oct) for 24 and 25 Oct, but it was snapped up faster than Trump spreads Covid-19.

Over 900 seats were sold out within 30 minutes of the opening of bookings, according to The Straits Times.

Customers who were too late and missed out were invited to join a waitlist.

Fortunately for them, SIA has added more slots so more people can enjoy their dining experience.

They’ve not only added two more dates – 31 Oct and 1 Nov – but added dinner seatings on 24 and 24 Oct, where only lunch seatings were initially offered.

“We are grateful for the extremely strong support from our customers, and we look forward to welcoming them to Restaurant A380 @ Changi,” said SIA executive vice-president Lee Lik Hsin.

Prices Go Up to $600

The meals, which are three hours long, have different prices based on the cabin you want to dine in.

The economy cabin, for example, cost $50 and the premium economy cabin costs $90.

However, if you want a little more luxury, you could pay $300 for business class and $600 for the Suites.

Unsurprisingly, some scalpers have listed these tickets for resale on Carousell, with one selling two Suites tickets for $3,000.

Surely no one would pay that much for a meal on an airplane, right?

International & Peranakan Menu

Customers will be able to choose from SIA’s signature international cuisine, as well as from a special Peranakan menu designed by Singaporean chef Shermay Le.

Both have been customised for this temporary “restaurant”.

Each meal will come with two free alcoholic drinks and a free flow of other beverages.

Besides perks such as goodie bags and KrisShop discounts, diners who attend their lunches wearing traditional heritage wear – such as a sarong kebaya, cheongsam, and saree – will also receive a special gift.

Safe distancing measures will be in place at all times, of course. There will also be temperature screening and regular cleaning of the airplane.

Unfortunately, bookings for both 24 and 25 Oct have already been sold out, but you can join the wait list here.

SIA Opening Up More Slots for their ‘Restaurant’ After all Seats Were Sold Out in 90 Mins

SIA Opening Up More Slots for their ‘Restaurant’ After all Seats Were Sold Out in 90 Mins

Prices Go Up to $600

International & Peranakan Menu

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