First flight on new Airbus A380 on eBay

The new double decker Airbus A380 is due to make aviation history with it’s first commercial flight in October of this year. The flight will be between a return flight between Singapore to Sydney.

Due to the demand from aviation enthusiasts to be first to fly on the revolutionary plane Singapore Airplines have come up with a novel way to distribute the tickets fairly – auction them on eBay to be paid with PayPal! All the proceeds from the sale of tickets on the first flight will be donated to charity.

eBay and PayPal will subsidise the fees and ExxonMobil Aviation are donating the fuel for the flight to ensure the charities get the maximum benefit possible. The money will be split equally between, Singapore’s Community Chest, The Children’s Hospital (Randwick and Westmead), and Médecins Sans Frontières.

Singapore Airlines have set up a special website with further information, you can register there to be notified when the auctions go live.

One Response on "First flight on new Airbus A380 on eBay"

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   Airbus A380 tickets now selling on eBay : TameBay says:

   August 31, 2007 at 9:31 am

   [...] Back in July we told you it was coming, and now the auctions are live. If you want to be first to fly on the Airbus A380 it’ll cost you a whopping £10,000 for a suite although bidding on economy seats are starting from just £2.00. Don’t expect to get seats for such a low price though, competition is fierce. Of course if you have deep pockets the ultimate seats were always going to be the first two tickets sold which come with a choice of suites on the plane for the very first commercial flight. You’ll also receive a 1:100 (2 by 2 meter) model of the A380, a flights paid trip to Singapore Airlines headquarters in Toulouse, France to witness the delivery of the first Airbus A380, VIP transport to and from your flight on the A380 including first class tickets from anywhere in the world to Singapore and limousine transfers between flights. The cost? A mere £125,000! [...]