A breakfast table is prepared for a business class seat of a Singapore Airlines Ltd Airbus SE A380 aircraft with refitted cabins during a media tour at Changi Airport in Singapore, Dec 14, 2017. (NICKY LOH / BLOOMBERG)

Singapore Airlines Ltd plans to turn one of its grounded Airbus SE A380 superjumbos into a pop-up restaurant and offer home-delivered plane food as part of a series of initiatives to try an re-engage customers who have not been able to travel due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Diners can choose their cabin class where they will be served meals with two alcoholic drinks and free flow of other beverages, Singapore Airlines said in a statement

“With COVID-19 drastically reducing the number of flights operated by the SIA Group, we have created unique activities that would allow us to engage with our fans and customers during this time,” Goh Choon Phong, CEO of Singapore Airlines (SIA) said.

Diners who wish to dine aboard the A380, the world's largest passenger aircraft, can choose their cabin class where they will be served meals with two alcoholic drinks and free flow of other beverages, the carrier said in a statement. Customers will be given goodie bags and those who wear traditional clothing to dine will receive additional gifts.

The plane, parked at Changi Airport, will be open on Oct 24 and Oct 25. A tour of the aircraft will be available before lunch and customers will be able to watch the inflight entertainment channels during their meal.

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Singapore Airlines is also selling a range of first- and business-class meals and offering a service whereby a private chef reheats, plates and serves customers in their homes

The carrier is also selling a range of first- and business-class meals and offering a service whereby a private chef reheats, plates and serves customers in their homes. 

Customers who opt to have the plane food delivered to their home will receive welcome videos, guides on how to heat and plate the dishes and “a specially curated playlist to recreate the SIA onboard experience”, the airline said.

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The airline also said it would offer tours of its training centre and flight simulator experiences. Tours of the airline’s training facilities will be available in late November.

With no domestic network, the Southeast Asian city-state's national carrier has been financially battered by curbs on international travel and recently laid off around a fifth of its staff. The carrier suffered a record S$1.12 billion (US$817 million) net loss in the quarter through June.

Singapore Airlines said it won’t pursue the idea of a short-tour flight due to feedback that included environmental concerns. 

Converting retired planes into eateries is not a new concept, but using active planes for such purposes shows the financial stress airlines are under with passenger traffic not expected to return to pre-pandemic levels until 2024.