Passengers Cannot Know Flight Destination in Advance
Similar Flight Offered Last Year
This Year's Destination Revealed as Seville, Spain
A Danish airline's 'mystery ticket' sold out within just four minutes of going on sale. On the 9th (local time), foreign media including Free Press Journal reported that Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) introduced a mystery ticket earlier this month from Copenhagen, Denmark, to a city within the Schengen area of Europe. The mystery ticket means that passengers do not know the destination of the flight in advance.
A Danish airline's 'Mystery Air Ticket' sold out within 4 minutes of its launch. On the 9th (local time), foreign media including Free Press Journal reported that Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) introduced the mystery air ticket earlier this month, which departs from Copenhagen, Denmark to a city within the Schengen area in Europe. flightradar24 SNS
SAS sold these tickets exclusively to its EuroBonus members, and all tickets were sold out in just four minutes. The boarding dates were between April 4 and 7, and passengers who booked the tickets boarded the plane without knowing where they were going until they reached the departure gate. To maintain secrecy, even the crew and SAS employees did not know the destination of the flight. Passengers were informed of the destination about two hours after the flight began. The mystery ticket was also adjusted to display 'XXX' on the boarding pass instead of the usual three-letter airport code. However, for safety reasons, the captain and first officer knew the destination in advance and boarded accordingly.
Previously, last year, SAS offered a flight using the same method. At that time, the destination was Athens, Greece. The destination of the second 'mystery ticket' was revealed to be Seville, Spain. Following last year, this year’s 'mystery ticket' also gained great popularity, and the airline announced that it plans to sell such tickets occasionally in the future. SAS stated, "Traveling is about discovering something, and sometimes not knowing the destination allows for a new kind of exploration," adding, "(For passengers) boarding the plane without knowing the destination is a magical experience and brings great excitement."
As news of the ticket spread on online communities and social media (SNS), netizens worldwide expressed interest. Comments included, "This is a really interesting attempt," "I really want to try it too," and "I imagined something like this alone, but I never thought an airline would actually sell such tickets."
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