SIA eyeing 'flights to nowhere' to give a lift to ailing business

Singapore Airlines is looking to launch no-destination flights from Changi Airport next month, in a bid to give its ailing business a lift. Sources said the national carrier is working towards launching this option for domestic passengers, dubbed "flights to nowhere", by the end of next month. 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. Each flight is expected to take about three hours. Aircraft charter firm Singapore Air Charter director Stefan Wood told The Sunday Times that he had approached SIA about the possibility of setting up a joint venture to provide such flights to nowhere using the Airbus A-350 planes from SIA. But he said the talks stalled recently, with SIA indicating interest in going ahead with such plans on its own. A spokesman said: "SIA is considering several initiatives that would allow us to continue engaging both our customers and members of the public.<br/>