Singapore Airlines To Auction Seats On First A380 Flight
Published July 25th, 2007
Singapore Airlines, the first carrier in the world to fly the new superjumbo Airbus A380, will auction all seats on its inaugural flight on eBay, and donate the proceeds to charity.
The history-making return flight to Sydney on the double-decker airliner – the world’s biggest passenger jet – will take place in October, Singapore Airlines said in a statement.
The date of the flight will be fixed soon, after final notification from Airbus about the delivery date, the statement said.
“In response to requests from people all over the world to be passengers on the first flight, Singapore Airlines will auction the seats on global online marketplace, eBay,” the statement said.
The auction will begin some weeks before the flight, it said without elaborating.
Singapore Airlines said it has secured support from three partners – ExxonMobil, eBay and Paypal – for the charity flight.
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