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Those itching to be on a plane again may have rejoiced at the chance to take flight with Singapore Airlines (SIA) again, after reports that SIA might launch three-hour ‘flights to nowhere’ surfaced.
However, several environmental groups in Singapore have expressed concern that this would lead to unnecessary carbon emissions, thereby contributing to the ongoing climate crisis.
Said environmental activism group SG Climate Rally in a statement on their website on Sept 14: “It encourages carbon-intensive travel for no good reason” and “it is merely a stop-gap measure that distracts from the policy and value shifts necessary to mitigate the climate crisis”.
The group said it sympathises with on-ground SIA workers who have experienced reduced wages and jobs cuts and instead urged SIA executives and policymakers to pivot towards more “sustainable and equitable alternatives”.
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