Inside tours at SIA's facility take off

For Isabelle Chan, eight, and her six-year-old sister, Natalya, the highlight of their Inside Singapore Airlines tour was when they got to serve food and drinks to their mother while dressed in the airline's iconic sarong kebaya. The two girls were among 500 participants who secured a slot for the first tour session, which was held Saturday. A basic tour ticket to the centre, which is normally closed to the public, costs $30 for those aged 12 and above, and $15 for children aged three to 12, excluding goods and services tax (GST). The junior cabin crew experience costs $88, excluding GST, and includes the SIA sarong kebaya. The national carrier is operating four sessions of the Inside SIA tour over two weekends - yesterday and today, as well as on Nov 28 and 29. Each session has a maximum capacity of 500 people. More than 20,000 people had expressed interest in the tour, said SIA CE Goh Choon Phong. "We are going to focus on making sure that whoever visits us gets a great experience," he added. Despite the overwhelming response, he said the airline has no plans to open up further sessions for now.<br/>