While the world’s largest passenger plane is readied for its inaugural flight, Singapore Airlines are making a killing by selling tickets on eBay. Sold to an Australian man for over $100,000 USD, two tickets on the maiden commercial voyage of the Airbus A380 have become the most expensive airline tickets in the world.
The plane on which these expensive tickets will be used is a double-decker airliner with four engines. The A380 can carry up to 853 passengers in economy configuration or 525 in the usual three-class configuration. These accommodations, eclipsing those of Boeing’s 747, have earned the airliner classification as a superjumbo plane.
The Airbus A380
While the world’s most expensive airline tickets are being auctioned off in 2007, the plane’s first flight was actually in 2005. During its test flight from Toulouse, France, the plane was flown by only six people. Shortly thereafter, the aircraft toured Southeast Asia and Australia for additional testing and promotional purposes.
Boeing has its own superjumbo offering in the works—the 787 Dreamliner. Unfortunately for them, while both companies have been dogged with delays to their superjumbo craft, the Dreamliner won’t be entering service until 2008.
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2 things;
1. The auction was for charity, SIA earned no money.
2. The 787 is not a superjumbo; it is a widebody jet replacing the 767, and is thus smaller than the existing 747.
Good times.
I would add that my best experience was with fare aggregators. They compare the prices of major sites.
Of course, they charge commissions, which increases the price.
The tip: search on the aggregators and then book the seleted ticket at the airline itself! The cheapest way possible and it worked for me!
I thought the Virgin Galactic tickets were more!
i is tooooooooooooooooooooooooo expensive
its not soooooooooooooooooooooooo expensive
I got expensive ticket ever frm emirates airline, frm LA to Mumbai, in business class.
Just amazing it was with emirates airline.
Nice flight with 5 star service
American Airlines flight from Tokyo to Buenos Aires, First Class… 44,000 usd