Singapore Airlines announced that it will auction seats on the first passenger flight of the Airbus A380 super jumbo from Singapore to Sydney. The proceeds from the ticket auction on E-Bay’s Singapore web site will go to charity.

Singapore Airlines, a launch customer, will be the first airline to fly the Airbus A380. The super jumbo reaches Singapore Airlines after a delay of two years.

Airbus A380, the world’s largest passenger aircraft, has a capacity to carry 555 passengers, though the Singapore Airlines plane will carry only 480.

Singapore Airlines had been receiving several requests from aircraft enthusiasts across the world for a seat on the inaugural passenger flight of the A380. Since there was a huge rush for the tickets, the airline thought of capitalizing on the rush and doing something or charity form the proceeds, said Singapore Airlines in a statement.

Tickets will open for bidding on E-Bay’s Singapore web site http://www.ebay.com.sg/ in August. The ticket auction proceeds will be split into three and the proceeds will go to Singapore’s Community Chest Sydney, Children’s Hospital at Randwick, and The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, both in Sydney Médecins Sans Frontières, also known as Doctors Without Borders.

ExxonMobil is donating aviation fuel for the return flight. PayPal and E-Bay are giving discounted rates for the auction.

The lowest price for a single round-trip ticket from Singapore to Sydney costs S$900 (US$597) on the Singapore Airlines Web site. However, that price is only valid until Sept. 30.

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