Fly A380 for charity - History in the making..

Singapore - Fly the inaugural A380 flight from Singapore to Sydney and back; with all proceeds going to charities. SQ will auction seats on the world's 1st commercial Airbus A380 flight on eBay. According to SQ, the move is in response to an overwhelming number of people from world over, who wants to be part of this history-making flight. Singapore Airlines will be the first airline to put the giant double decker in commercial service in October.

All proceeds from the ticket sales will be donated to charity and all customers on this historic flight will receive a personalised ceremonial certificate confirming that they were part of the first commercial A380 flight.

The delivery of the 1st commercial A380 was bumpy - with delivery delayed for almost two years owing to technical issues.

SQ has secured support from 3 global partners fro this charity event. ExxonMobil Aviation will donate the fuel for the flights; eBay will subsidise the fees and charges from the auction; and Paypal will rebate a portion of its fees and charges to help support the charities.

The proceeds of the auction will be split evenly among Singapore Community Chest; the Sydney Children Hospital, Randwick; and Sydney's Children's Hospital at Westmead; and MedecinesSan Frontieres (known as Doctors without Borders).

Check out a380.singaporeair.com