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First A380 seats raise £622k for charity
14 September 2007
A charity auction of seats on the first commercial flight of the Airbus A380 has been held, raising around £622,000 for good causes.
Most seats on the Singapore Airlines flight to Sydney have now been sold, with only 24 spaces available for last chance bids.
The auction saw one bidder pay £50,000 for a suite package, while another paid just £280 for an economy seat on the A380's first passenger flight.
Proceeds from the sale will be divided three ways, with a third going to Singapore's Community Chest charity, another portion going to Sydney's Randwick and Westmead children's hospitals and the rest being donated to humanitarian group Medecins Sans Frontieres.
Chew Choon Seng, chief executive officer of Singapore Airlines, said: "The auction has provided many aviation enthusiasts around the world with the opportunity to bid to be a part of history. We are pleased that the charities will benefit meaningfully from the proceeds of the auction."
He added: "Now we look forward to the delivery of this magnificent aircraft and introducing it into commercial service."
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Most seats on the Singapore Airlines flight to Sydney have now been sold, with only 24 spaces available for last chance bids.
The auction saw one bidder pay £50,000 for a suite package, while another paid just £280 for an economy seat on the A380's first passenger flight.
Proceeds from the sale will be divided three ways, with a third going to Singapore's Community Chest charity, another portion going to Sydney's Randwick and Westmead children's hospitals and the rest being donated to humanitarian group Medecins Sans Frontieres.
Chew Choon Seng, chief executive officer of Singapore Airlines, said: "The auction has provided many aviation enthusiasts around the world with the opportunity to bid to be a part of history. We are pleased that the charities will benefit meaningfully from the proceeds of the auction."
He added: "Now we look forward to the delivery of this magnificent aircraft and introducing it into commercial service."
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