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Destination Nowhere: An Interesting Addition to Some Airline Schedules

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Last updated: 15 September 2020 18:58
By Travel Radar Staff 4 Min Read
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COVID-19 has created difficult times for the aviation industry.  But now some are finding innovative ways of improving cash flows and servicing aircraft.  Destination Nowhere could become the new trend in flying.  Some flights don’t take off, some visit virtual destinations and some do a sightseeing loop.  In August, the ANA Blue Flying Honu, part of the Hawaiian fleet, operated a sightseeing flight around Tokyo.

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ANA Blue Flying Honu Sightseeing Flight Around TokyoDestination Nowhere Flights That Stay on the Ground More Tickets on Flights to Destination Nowhere

ANA Blue Flying Honu Sightseeing Flight Around Tokyo

ANA Blue Flying Honu an Airbus A380
ANA Blue Flying Honu an Airbus A380 © ANA Airline

Since late March the whole ANA airline’s fleet has been grounded so, rather than simply sitting around, the airline decided to operate a sightseeing flight.  ANA used a lottery process to choose the 334 passengers.  Prices for this flight ranged from $132 (economy) to $470 (first-class).  The flight left Narita Airport and returned there 90 minutes later.  Capacity was reduced to 64% to enable social distancing.  Cocktails were served onboard and ground staff wore Hawaiian-themed shirts.

ANA has scheduled a second flight for September 20th.  The airline’s newer, emerald green  Airbus A380 will perform this flight.  Variations of the fight to nowhere include some that never leave the ground.

Destination Nowhere Flights That Stay on the Ground

Taipei’s Songshan Airport in Taiwan was one of the first places to operate a flight to nowhere.  This airport had recently undergone an extensive renovation that included a brand new lounge.  To compensate for the dramatic drop in traffic the airport hosted a “pretend to leave the country” tour.  This shows off its new facilities to potential passengers giving them a full airline experience without leaving the airport.  This experience proved to be very popular with more than 7,000 people taking part in the raffle for tickets.

EVA Air Boeing 777-35E(ER)
EVA Air Boeing 777-35E(ER) © EVA air

EVA Air was part of the ground experience and also organised a special experience in August that did leave the airport. This flight took off from Taipei Taoyuan Airport, flew for two hours and 45 minutes then landed right back where it started.  Other Airlines are getting on board the Destination Nowhere experience.

 More Tickets on Flights to Destination Nowhere

Starlux Airlines offered the Starlux experience on a ‘pretending to go abroad’ sightseeing flight, by heading out over the Pratas Islands in the South China Sea before returning to base.  This airline is planning more flights of a similar nature.

Royal Brunei Airlines has started operating ‘Dine and Fly’ sightseeing trips.  The first one took place on August 16.  It lasted 85 minutes with 99 passengers. Passengers ate brunch on board while viewing the island of Borneo below them.

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Antartica © Torsten Dederichs via Unsplash

Singapore Airlines is planning three-hour flights from Changi to Changi starting before the end of October.  The Australian airline, Qantas, is re-instating its sightseeing flights to Antarctica.  It will use its Boeing 787 Dreamliner to make this trip.

Do you think Destination Nowhere will take off? Let us know in the comments.

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Radhakrishnan Pattabiraman
Radhakrishnan Pattabiraman
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Congrats for superb coverage of this. Very informative, Holistic coverage and look forward to more enlightment about this great industry called AVIATION.

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