Drone whisks food orders from Sentosa to St John’s Island in S’pore delivery trial


This is done to extend the reach of Sentosa’s F&B outlets to service customers in the Southern Islands. — NG SOR LUAN/The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE: Visitors to the Southern Islands could one day have their meals flown in from food and beverage establishments in Sentosa, after a drone food delivery pilot took off on Tuesday (March 22).

The trial, which sees Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC) collaborating with ST Engineering and foodpanda, aims to extend the reach of Sentosa’s F&B outlets to service customers in the Southern Islands, which do not currently have such amenities.

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