Buckle up.
An airport in Taiwan has come up with a creative solution for those hungry to travel during COVID lockdowns, they’re offering flights to nowhere.
It sounds a little mysterious, but it’s actually nothing of the sort. Flight-starved travellers check in, proceed through the security gates and board the aircraft, where they proceed to go (you guessed it), nowhere.
Taipai’s Songshan Airport originally began offering the service earlier in July, according to The New York Post. After being inundated with around 7,000 requests from travel-starved globe-trotters, the airport chose around 60 passengers for several half-day “trips” which it will be conducting over the coming weeks.
Guests on board the flight to nowhere where given mock boarding passes, travelling through security as they would for any international flight before boarding a China Airlines plane (Taiwan’s major carrier), even going so far as to wear “mandatory” masks and admire the airport’s new COVID safety measures.
Taiwan closed its borders in a bid to halt the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic back in March. However, according to local Taiwanese news outlets, health officials for the island commenced discussions on easing border restrictions this week.
And for those of you who secretly miss plane food, why not complete the experience by purchasing bulk in-flight meals?
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