Flights to nowhere and SIA tours:
Little fanfare but plenty of cheer as HK Express operates its first ‘flight to nowhere’ in skies over Hong Kong Carrier takes 112 passengers on quick trip over city but haze means most sights remain unseen Travellers just happy to be airborne once again as anticipation builds over opening of travel bubble with Singapore.
SINGAPORE - Demand has been overwhelming for behind-the-scenes tours of the Singapore Airlines (SIA) Training Centre after bookings opened on Sunday morning (Nov 1), the national carrier said. More than 6,800 bookings were received and registrations were closed after nine hours due to "overwhelming demand", SIA said on Sunday evening. Bookings opened at 10am on Sunday and closed at 7pm. Up to five people can be registered under one booking. Those who have secured a slot for the Inside Singapore Airlines tours will be able to tour the training facility in Upper Changi on one of four days over the last two weekends of November. There is a maximum capacity of 500 customers on each day.