Qantas has launched a series of Mystery Flights day trips to encourage domestic travel. (Diagram) Photo: Taken from Qantas Facebook
Due to the Epidemic, people all over the world are unable to travel abroad freely, Qantas has launched a series of Mystery Flights to encourage domestic travel. The flights will depart from Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne on March 27, April 18 and May 1, respectively; each flight will be limited to 120 passengers and will fly to its destination within two hours.
Passengers will not know where they are going until the plane lands at a mystery location, although the flight path will appear on seatback screens, giving them a chance to guess the destination; according to reports, the flight path will include some low-altitude flying sites with important landmarks en route.
Qantas will provide some tips on its website, for example, the flight from Brisbane will provide the “perfect getaway” for those who love country hospitality, good Food, wine and wild nature; the flight from Sydney will take visitors to the tropics, making it the ideal trip for those who like to enjoy lunch on the beach; and Melbourne will be the ideal trip. Flights from Sydney will take visitors to the tropics, making it an ideal trip for those who like to enjoy lunch on the beach; and flights from Melbourne are for those who enjoy the outdoors, good food and wine, and local farmers’ markets.
But this series of flights also costs a lot, with economy class seats costing A$737 (about NT$15,982) and business class tickets costing A$1,570 (about NT$34,047); Stephanie Tully, Qantas’ chief customer, said, “These ‘mystery flights ‘ are a way to support local tour operators, especially those hit particularly hard by travel restrictions, in addition to helping more people get back to work.”
Qantas first offered these ‘mystery flights’ back in the 1990s, where passengers would arrive at the airport and be put on a flight to any destination in the Qantas flight network; in 2020, the airline introduced a seven-hour “pseudo-exodus ” itinerary, which sold out within 10 minutes.
Although the outbreak in Australia has slowed and Taiwan has now moved to a low-risk country, the Australian government announced that the international travel ban continues to be extended for three months until June 17; Qantas said it expects to resume international flights by the end of October 2021.
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