15.09.2007 – 08:00

Singapore Airlines - Airbus A380 charity auction raises over S$1.9 million

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Bidders have opened their wallets with generosity
and enthusiasm to support the Singapore Airlines A380 First Flight
Charity Auction. With almost all seats now sold, the total committed
to charities from sold packages so far is approaching S$2 million
(CHF 1.48 Mio).

Just 24 seats, listed especially for 'last chance' bids, remain
for those who are still keen to be part of this historical flight.
The seats, in Business and Economy Class in both directions, and
Singapore Airlines Suites on the Sydney-Singapore leg, will be open
for bids until the end of this week.

Throughout the two weeks of the auction - conducted on eBay, the
world's largest online marketplace - around 2,000 bidders
pre-qualified by paying a security deposit, while several thousand
others registered, so far buying 638 seats on both legs of the
flight.

All the proceeds raised from the auction will be split three ways,
between Singapore and Sydney charities, and a global humanitarian
organisation:

- One third to Singapore's Community Chest 
   - One third between the Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick, and 
     The Children's Hospital at Westmead, both in Sydney 
   - One third to Médecins sans Frontières

Cheques will be presented to the beneficiary organisations in
conjunction with the First Flight on the 25 and 26 October 2007.

Some interesting Facts

A record was achieved for the sale of the first Singapore Airlines
Suites package on the Singapore-Sydney flight, which sold for
US$100'380.- . The bargain of the auction was a single Economy seat
from Sydney to Singapore, which sold for US$560.

One Singaporean purchased three Singapore Airlines Suites, two
Business Class seats and an Economy Class seat on the
Singapore-Sydney sector, paying US$56,000.- for the six seats.

Australians made up the largest nationality of successful bidders
(15%), followed by Singaporeans (11%), Britons (6%), Americans (4%)
and Germans (3%).  The other 60% come from all over the world.

Successful bidders ranged in age, from a San Francisco man who
will turn 22 on the day of the flight, to a 76 year old from
Vancouver, Canada.  Among them are also 5 Swiss nationals so far.

The auction was one of the largest charity auctions, and among the
most complex, ever held on eBay. The eBay pages hosting details of
the Singapore Airlines A380 First Flight Charity Auction recorded
over 26 million hits during the auction, with Australia, Germany, the
US then Canada making up the most visitors to the sites.  Data
suggests internet users from over 160 countries visited the auction
pages at some point during the auction.

As to the official commercial A380 flights, these will start on
the 28th of October on the Singapore Sydney route and will operate on
a daily basis.

Contact:

Singapore Airlines PR Dept.
Christina Hollenweger
Schtüzengasse 23
8023 Zürich
Phone: +41/44/218'61'40
E-Mail: c_hollenweger@singaporeair.com.sg