For subscribers
Environmental groups concerned about flights to nowhere
Flights difficult to justify as they don't provide transport, yet increase carbon emissions
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox
Last Friday, The Straits Times reported that Singapore Airlines is planning to launch a flights-to-nowhere campaign, with each flight taking about three hours. SIA has since said it is considering several initiatives, and reiterated that "none of these plans have been firmed up".
PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Follow topic:
The problem of increased carbon emissions is just the tip of the iceberg if Singapore Airlines (SIA) goes ahead with plans to launch "flights to nowhere", said environmental groups.
Such flights are difficult to justify because they do not provide transport to any destination, they added.
