IA to launch 'flights to nowhere'

新加坡推“无目的地航班”

Singapore Airlines (SIA) is looking to launch no-destination flights that will depart from and land in Changi Airport next month, in a bid to give its ailing¹ business a lift.

新加坡航空公司考虑下月推出无目的地航班，以提振不景气的航空业。航班将从樟宜机场起飞，经过一段时间的飞行后再降落樟宜机场。

Sources told The Straits Times that the national carrier is working toward launching this option for domestic passengers - dubbed² "flights to nowhere" - by end of October.

消息人士告诉《海峡时报》，这家国有航空公司正致力于在10月底前为其国内乘客推出“无目的地航班”服务。

They said SIA also plans to explore a partnership³ with the Singapore Tourism Board to allow interested passengers to partially⁴ pay for such flights with tourism credits that will be given out by the government.

消息人士表示，新航还计划与新加坡旅游局合作，让感兴趣的乘客使用政府发放的旅游积分支付此类航班的部分费用。

Each flight is expected to take about three hours.

“无目的地航班”每次飞行时间预计为三小时左右。

A survey of 308 people found that 75% were willing to pay for flights to nowhere.

一项有308人参与的调查显示，75%的受访者愿意花钱购买“无目的地航班”。