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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.
Get the latest insights and analysis from our Global Impact newsletter on the big stories originating in China. 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. At the beginning of July, Songshan Airport in Taipei became the first to offer flights to nowhere, with hundreds of people checking in, passing through customs and boarding an aircraft that never took off.
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