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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The Supreme Court has ordered a ban on all liquor shops on national as well as state highways across the country and has also made it clear that licenses of existing shops will not be renewed after March 31 next year.
This has been decided by a three-judge bench and they have also directed that all signages indicating presence of liquor vends will be prohibited on national and state highways.
This has been reported in telegraphindia.com date 15 December 2016.

The apex court had expressed concern over the fact that there were 1.5 lakh fatalities every year in road mishaps. The 2015 report of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways had indicated that almost five lakh accidents occurred last year in India in which 1,46,000 people were killed and thrice the number were injured.
In fact, an analysis of road accident data pertaining to 2015 reveals that around 1,374 accidents and 400 deaths take place every day on Indian roads - this translates into 57 accidents and loss of 17 lives on an average every hour.


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