Flight to nowhere
Writing for BBC Worklife, Mark Johanson examines The creative experiences indulging our nostalgia for planes. It seems that there are people who actually enjoy spending their time in airport departures. Weirdos!
The closure of borders and introduction of quarantine as a result of the Chongvirus pandemic has put a damper on the lives of those who love to fly, and those who love to charge them for the pleasure. But now several desperate creative airlines will fly people on round trips, only disembarking at their original point of departure.
In a year of travel restrictions and cancelled plans, these kinds of aviation-related experiences seem to have become a proxy for the freedoms and frivolities of our pre-pandemic lives. And for the airlines, these new creative endeavours have helped keep brands in the public eye – and remind some of us of the excitement of flying at a time when we feel more grounded than ever.
Mark Johanson, The creative experiences indulging our nostalgia for planes, BBC Worklife
Several airlines are offering such experiences within the Asia-Pacific region, where national pride in airlines is more important than the environmental impact of frivolous air travel. A notable exception being Singapore Airlines, which cancelled its plans amid criticism over its environmental impact
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Just don't let Greta Thuntimes find out. She would find it too distressing. Besides, she needs to cut back on her vinegar consumption.
Incidentally, I don't understand why Johanson's article was posted under BBC Worklife, rather than BBC Travel, since it's not focussed on work at all. Hey ho.