A380 Auction Really Takes Off
The Standard | Sep. 04, 2007
Looking to go one better than just getting a fleeting glimpse of a superjumbo Airbus A380 flying over Victoria Harbour?
Two premium seats on the first commercial flight of the A380 have sold for more than US$100,000, Singapore Airlines said on Sep. 3 as an eBay online auction entered its second week.
"It's exceeding our expectations across the board," Stephen Forshaw, the airline's vice president of public affairs, told Agence France-Presse.
The eBay online marketplace began taking bids on August 27 for the October 25 flight between Singapore and Sydney. Bidding ends on Sep. 10.
Singapore Airlines is set to be the first carrier to fly the double-decker A380, the world's biggest passenger plane.
Forshaw said the first "Suites package" of two one-way premium Suites class seats and other inclusions sold on the weekend for US$100,380. The money is going to charity.