Traveller shares eerily beautiful scenes of Covid induced aircraft graveyard in ...

Traveller shares eerily beautiful scenes of Covid induced aircraft graveyard in ...
Traveller shares eerily beautiful scenes of Covid induced aircraft graveyard in ...

A travel vlogger has captured eerily beautiful scenes of rows of planes sitting in a large aircraft graveyard in the centre of Australia during a $500 flight tour.

Dennis Bunnik posted a "video of his tour of the nation’s largest aircraft storage facility in Alice Springs on Monday and discussed his experience of seeing the aircraft, that were all grounded when the Covid pandemic ruined international travel.

The travel enthusiast took off with another passenger as well as pilot Kat in a Robinson R44 helicopter with large windows and no doors.

As they began the tour, the footage from the helicopter showed an array of planes all perfectly lined up in rows surrounded by fields of red sand and shrubs. 

However, as he continued on the tour, Mr Bunnik said he began to visualise hope and positivity for the future as the nation began to rebuild itself after the disruptions caused by Covid

However, as he continued on the tour, Mr Bunnik said he began to visualise hope and positivity for the future as the nation began to rebuild itself after the disruptions caused by Covid

As the helicopter hovered in the sky, there was a stark contrast between the grounded aircraft in the middle of the desert and mountainous tops and greenery seen in the background.

The video captured fleets of Singapore Airlines and Cathay Pacific planes as well as several other airlines.

Both airlines saw a significant drop in international trips during the pandemic, with the likes of Qantas and Virgin Australia having stopped flying overseas altogether. 

Australia has had its international borders shut to tourists since March 2020, with holidaymakers unlikely to be flocking back to the country until early next year, at the earliest. 

The video captured fleets of Singapore Airlines and Cathay Pacific planes as well as several other airlines

The video captured fleets of Singapore Airlines and Cathay Pacific planes as well as several other airlines

Dennis Bunnik (pictured left) posted a video of the nation’s largest aircraft storage facility in Alice Springs on Monday and discussed his experience of seeing the aircraft that are grounded due to Covid-19

Dennis Bunnik (pictured left) posted a video of the nation’s largest aircraft storage facility in Alice Springs on Monday and discussed his experience of seeing the aircraft that are grounded due to Covid-19

As the flight rotated around the aircraft, the myriad of colours of the aircraft’s tails popped out in the field.

Mr Bunnik said he had seen photos and videos of the aircraft parking lot in the centre of Australia, but seeing it in person truly opened his eyes to the site’s significant size and haunting beauty.

‘I love the colours in the light, the lines, the shapes and the patterns they created, and I was blown away from how up here these giant A380s and 777 aircraft just look like kids toys sitting in a sandpit,’ Mr Bunnik said.

The travel vlogger said the aircraft in the parking lot

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