Taiwan travellers take sightseeing 'flight to nowhere'


Passengers dressed in traditional Korean Hanbok costumes are seen before boarding a Tigerair Taiwan flight that will circle over South Korea's Jeju Island and then return to Taoyuan, following the global coronavirus disease outbreak, at Taoyuan International Airport in Taoyuan, Taiwan (Sept 19, 2020). - Reuters

TAIPEI, Sept 20 (Reuters): A Taiwanese airline carried around 120 passengers on a "flight to nowhere" on Saturday to view the South Korean resort island of Jeju, before flying straight back home, the latest gimmick to give people a glimpse of normality during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Tough border restrictions to keep the coronavirus under control have led to a 97.5% plunge in international travel in the region, according to the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines.

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