"This is indeed a new milestone in the timeline of
aviation."
Source: Singapore Airlines CEO Chew Choon Seng,
before departure of the maiden flight of his airline's first Airbus
A380. Onboard the aptly-named Flight SQ380 were 455 passengers,
some of whom paid upwards of $100,000 for the privilege of a seat
onboard the maiden voyage. The carrier auctioned off seats for the
jumbo jet's maiden voyage on the online auction site eBay -- and
raised $1.26 million for charities such as Medicins Sans Frontiers
(also known as Doctors without Borders), the Singapore Community
Chest, Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick, and The Children's
Hospital at Westmead.
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