Showing posts with label #bali. Show all posts
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Monday, August 8, 2022

Bali converts Boeing aircraft to tourist destination and Singapore Airlines converted Airbus into restaurant

Aircraft like Boeing and Airbus are designed to carry passengers who love to use the aerial route to travel from one place to another. These patrons value their time and want to reach their destination at the earliest. To them, time is money and they bring in revenue for the airlines. However, a time comes when these aircraft are used for purposes other than flying. One such example has become news. It seems inhabitants in Bali are witness to such a situation. Bali inhabitants baffled by Boeing 737 resting in field. Its location is near the popular Pandawa beach in a limestone quarry close to a highway. Its front portion has runway steps leaning against it. Incidentally, it has become a popular tourist destination. Its origin remains a mystery.



During the COVID-19 pandemic, Singapore Airlines had the bright idea of converting two of its Airbus into restaurants. It was to allow people to enjoy the thrill of dining in a different surrounding. Travel-starved diners eat in parked jets turned into restaurants. it was a huge success and travel-starved diners enjoyed the unique experience. At that time, the aviation industry was in a crisis and had to dream up strategies to remain visible. The airline was the flag carrier of Singapore and it offered passengers the chance to dine on board two A380 superjumbos -- the world's biggest passenger jet.



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Sunday, October 16, 2016

Bridge collapse in Bali kills nine and leaves at least 30 injured


A tragedy struck Bali in Indonesia when a bridge connecting two islands collapsed and nine people died while at least 30 are injured. It seems too many people had assembled and were passing over the bridge for a religious ceremony when it collapsed in the evening. Some motorbikes also fell into the water.
This has been reported in dailymail.co.uk dated 16 October 2016.
The sea beneath the bridge was less than two meters in depth and the dead included three children aged from 3 to 9. Many of the victims, all of them were locals, were crushed by debris. Eight of the victims who died have been identified.
The bridge links the islands of Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Ceningan of Bali and initial reports indicate that there were no foreigners among the victims.


Image courtesy wikimediacommons.org


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