singapores flag carrier, which has cut thousands of jobs and grounded nearly all its planes this year, offered passengers the chance to dine on board two A380 superjumbos, the worlds biggest passenger jet
A family dines in business class in a Singapore Airlines Airbus. Pic/AFP
Hundreds of travel-starved diners ate lunch and watched seat-back films aboard two parked Singapore Airlines jets turned into pop-up restaurants on Saturday.
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With the aviation industry in deep crisis due to the Coronavirus pandemic, airlines have turned to alternative ways to raise cash, from offering "flights to nowhere" to tours of aircraft.
Singapore's flag carrier, which has cut thousands of jobs and grounded nearly all its planes this year, offered passengers the chance to dine on board two A380 superjumbos, the world's biggest passenger jet.
On Saturday, more than 400 diners checked in at Changi Airport and went through the usual security checks before arriving at the aircraft for lunch. "The food is better than the one they serve during the flight," said Zhou Tai Di, a student in economy class. About half the seats were left empty, in keeping with social-distancing guidelines.
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