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Airlines around the world have been taking a huge hit after travel has been restricted in most countries to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Some have taken matters into their own hands and have come up with ingenious ways to generate extra income, and it was how the idea for flights to nowhere was born. Singapore Airlines had initially announced that they were on board with the idea, following other carriers in Australia, Japan and Taiwan that have done the same but most recently, they have said it is scrapping plans for it after an outcry over the environmental impact.

These flights to nowhere are designed for travel-starved people keen to fly at a time of virus-related restrictions, and have proved surprisingly popular. They start and end at the same airport, and don’t actually take you anywhere.

Now Singapore’s flag carrier, which has grounded nearly all its planes and cut thousands of jobs, said it had ditched the idea following a review. Other ideas that the carrier has come up with to raise revenue include offering customers tours of aircraft and giving them the chance to dine inside an Airbus A380, the world’s biggest commercial airliner.