The long journey to delivery
Singapore Airlines received its first A380 superjumbo on 15 October Monday, ready for the first commercial flight between Singapore and Sydney on Thursday 25 October. The wait is over. But getting to this point has been a long, and at times arduous, journey. The superjumbo concept was first conceived in startclickprintexclude--> In startclickprintexclude--> The seat auction began on August 27 2007 for seats on Singapore Airlines' first commercial flight. All donations have gone to Singapore's Community Chest, Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick, Children's Hospital, Westmead and Medecins sans Frontieres. On October 15 2007 A380 is delivered to Singapore Airlines, Toulouse. And at long, long last on October 25 2007, the first commercial flight of the Airbus A380 Super jumbo took off from Singapore to Sydney. |
