Flights with no destination

Flights with no destination

Why are so many tourists rushing to buy tickets from Qantas (Australia) for a sightseeing-only flight, departing from Sydney Airport on October 10, 2020 but also landing right there after 7 hours? It was due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

A flight just to see the sights.

The demand to fly increases

That 7-hour round-trip flight that provided 134 tickets priced from VND 13.5 million to VND 64 million was sold out in just 10 minutes, the New York Times reported.

Alan Joyce, CEO of Qantas, excitedly said: “This is probably the fastest sold-out flight in our history. It is clear that many people really want to travel and want to get on a plane. If demand continues, the airline will definitely fly many sightseeing flights while waiting for borders to open."

To relieve the mentality of being crazy about legs and being stuck because of Covid-19, people want to buy tickets, go to the airport and be served on a flight. And the destination is just secondary. Some travel companies in India and the US say customers have been asking about these type of sightseeing flights for some time because they know the tourism industry will be difficult to recover quickly as usual.

The "Flying Dream" Boeing 787 Dreamliner is a luxurious giant aircraft with wide windows, ideal for enjoying the view from the air. Qantas used the Dreamliner for the right purpose. For sightseeing, planes take passengers into the sky and then head to the coast of New South Wales, across the Queensland state line, to the Gold Coast and to the Great Barrier Reef. After that, the Dreamliner lowered altitude, flew over Uluru and Kata Tjuta and returned to Sydney. During the flight, Qantas let passengers enjoy the special entertainment system on "This Dream" to increase the attractiveness.

That's in Australia. Similarly, Asia (where most countries and territories are still closed borders and travel restrictions) have also had flights taking off and landing at the same place, for example: Eva Air ( Taiwan), All Nippon Airways (Japan) and Singapore Airlines (Singapore).

Release the mind of crazy feet, bondage

To relieve the mentality of being crazy about legs and being stuck because of Covid-19, people want to buy tickets, go to the airport and be served on a flight. And the destination is just secondary. Some travel companies in India and the US say customers have been asking about these type of sightseeing flights for some time because they know the tourism industry will be difficult to recover quickly as usual.

The New York Times continues the story: Loveleen Arun, a business traveller in the city of Bangalore (India) specializing in the design of expensive flights, said that even her difficult customers want to fly without need destination in India. “A few days ago, someone told me that all she wanted was to sit in the window seat and watch the white clouds float. There are other customers who just want to bring their luggage to the airport and check-in,” Arun said.

According to her, the majority of customers are individuals or well-off families. They don't matter the destination, as long as they enjoy the luxury and luxury on board.

Before the pandemic broke out, Christopher Malby-Tynan, a marketing executive living in London (UK), regularly traveled by air for both work and personal reasons. He said sightseeing flights would be very attractive if not including the usual hassles of flying. “If it's still crammed and jostled, flights with no destinations will no longer be interesting. It makes more sense if passengers feel as relaxed as if they were going to a spa or staying in a luxury hotel room,” according to Malby-Tynan.