'Flights to nowhere' and other ways travel junkies are getting their fix

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Apparently one of the big things that people miss while not being able to travel during the pandemic is actually flying on planes.

Whether it's signing up for "flights to nowhere", buying in-flight meals to eat at home or even just pretending to be on a plane for social media, travel junkies are going to extreme lengths to get their fix.

"I'd like to do one of these flights just because I enjoy the experience of being in a plane and the 787 is a great aircraft," he said. Taiwan's EVA Airways last month used one of its iconic "Hello Kitty" planes for a special two-hour-and-45-minute Father's Day flight that took off and landed at Taipei's Taoyuan Airport.

Chen Shu Tze, an engineer from Taipei who bought tickets on the flight, said the voucher made it a good deal and she missed being able to travel — especially to South Korea. Qantas said it would pay to offset the carbon emissions on its scenic flight from Sydney, though some noted that would not actually reduce emissions.Customers eat airline-style meals at a Thai Airways pop-up restaurant at the airline's headquarters in Bangkok.

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I personally do not understand this one bit... I can understand airlines need money/flights to operate but tbh what happened when you was making billions of dollars? No plans for the what if this happens in the world?

There is something seriously wrong with humans

Desperately missing bad food and environmental devastation. Where do I book?

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