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Would you be willing to take a plane ticket to nowhere? In Japan, people nostalgic for life before are. The experience allows them to rediscover the sensations of travel, they will just miss those of take-off.
Hawaiian vibe at Narita International Airport, Tokyo. These passengers bought a plane ticket to Honolulu for the holidays. Imminent boarding. “My daughter loves the plane. I saw an ad on the internet and I rushed”, tells a passenger. “We have never boarded an A380 plane. And for my son, it’s a first flight”, enthuses a Japanese. So far everything is normal, boarding pass in hand, the 360 passengers are boarding this flight.
Except that no one will have fastened their seat belt. As soon as you are seated, the meal and drinks are served: the plane will not take off, it will remain anchored to the ground. Nostalgia for a life before Covid for these Japanese people who photograph themselves on board or doze off. Most have not boarded a plane since the start of the pandemic, they bought their seats 470 euros for the first, 80 euros in eco class. Since the Japanese company started its flights to nowhere, 4,400 people have bought tickets.