新加坡推“无目的地航班”
SIA to launch 'flights to nowhere'
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。
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 ailing business a lift.
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。
Sources told The Straits Times that the national carrier is working toward launching this option for domestic passengers - dubbed "flights to nowhere" - by end of October.
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。
They said SIA also plans to explore a partnership with the Singapore Tourism Board to allow interested passengers to partially pay for such flights with tourism credits that will be given out by the government.
“无目的地航班”每次飞行时间预计为三小时左右。
Each flight is expected to take about three hours.
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”。
A survey of 308 people found that 75% were willing to pay for flights to nowhere.