Skip to main content
A Singapore Government Agency Website How to identify
Official website links end with .gov.sg
Secure websites use HTTPS
Look for a lock () or https:// as an added precaution. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.
Beware of fraudulent posts/messages making false claims about Public Transport Vouchers.

Government officials will never ask you to transfer money or disclose bank log-in details over a phone call. Call the 24/7 ScamShield Helpline at 1799 if you are unsure if something is a scam.

Ministry of Transport
In Parliament

Written Reply by Minister for Transport Ong Ye Kung to Parliamentary Question on Per-Flight Environmental Tax and Retaining Pilot’s Skills via Flight Simulators instead of Launching “Flights To Nowhere”

5 October 2020

This article has been migrated from an earlier version of the site and may display formatting inconsistencies.

Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Transport 


a.     whether the Ministry has considered imposing a per-flight environmental tax with regard to SIA's proposed plan to operate "flights to nowhere"; and 


b.     whether the Ministry has considered suggesting to SIA to have pilots retain skills via simulators and have flight crews' salaries be further supplemented by the estimated additional environmental costs via a Government subsidy, instead of operating such flights.


Reply by Minister for Transport Ong Ye Kung:


1.     I thank the Member for his questions. I will address them in my reply at the 6 October 2020 Parliament sitting.