Passengers from Doha keen to experience a zero gravity flight have started to book their journey within a few days after registration opened last week. A modified plane will give its passengers the chance to freely float like astronauts and live out the experience of the absence of gravitational pull.
‘S3 ZeroG’ of Swiss Space Systems as part of its project ‘Space for All’ will bring a first-of-its-kind experience to Doha in April 2015. The Airbus moving to more than 15 locations around the world will be in Qatar between 23-25 April 2014.
“People from Doha have started registering already. We can book a flight up to 30 days before the journey. But we expect the flights to be fully booked before that,” said a spokesperson for S3 ZeroG.
‘S3 ZeroG’ aircraft will be on a world tour throughout 2015. Prior to Qatar flights, it will be in Bahrain and UAE in April 2015. After Qatar flights, it will head to Russia in May. Qatar is an important destination because of the willingness of the ruling family and key stakeholders to diversify the economy and promote innovation and value-added jobs. The Qatar Space City initiative, for example, falls within the scope of our initiative and ambitions for the region, the spokesperson added.
“S3 is looking at developing business relationships in the GCC and finding local investors to set up aerospace-related activities. It may be Qatar or another member of the GCC, we don’t know yet,” he added.
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