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Taiwanese airlines offer fun flights to Japan, but don’t expect to land
- Carriers and cruise lines seek to give people an escape from Covid-19 with a range of local holiday packages
- Idea comes after Songshan Airport in Taipei began offering airport tours and the chance to sit on a stationary plane on a runway
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As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to make it difficult for people to travel overseas, two Taiwanese airlines are offering customers the opportunity to take a holiday flight to nowhere.
Next weekend, an EVA Air A330 will take off from Taoyuan International Airport, fly over the northeast cape, circle Japan’s Ryukyu Islands and head home again via Taiwan’s southeast coast. The flight will last two hours and 45 minutes.
“We have signed up nine local travel agencies for the trip, which will leave at 10.30am on August 8 and return at 1.15pm,” a public relations official said. “There will not be a stopover in Japan.”
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The cost of the package is NT$5,288 (US$180) for economy class or NT$6,288 for business class, the person said.
The price includes a Wi-fi card and a standard in-flight meal. Passengers will also be able to buy duty-free items. August 8 is Father’s Day in Taiwan.
Meanwhile, Taiwan’s China Airlines is offering two “holiday” packages – on August 8 and August 15 – comprising a tour of the pilot’s cabin and a two-hour flight over the island.
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