Qantas Airways Sells “Fly Me to the Supermoon” Flight to Nowhere

The airline has promised customers cosmic cocktails, supermoon cake, and an astronomer on board to explain exactly what’s happening during the phenomenon. Priced at A$1,499 ($1,170) for business class, customers will receive drinks and hors d’oeuvres at the Qantas lounge in Sydney before take off. The flight will take around two-and-a-half hours and will reach the maximum altitude of 40,000 feet aboard the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. They will also receive merchandise, gift bags, and a “commemorative certificate.”

The supermoon flight is one of the tricks from the airline industry to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on international travel, as they are expected to lose billions of dollars this year. Keep in mind, though, that flights to nowhere can be unnecessarily detrimental to the environment.