12 Chennai passengers to travel by Superjumbo

Twelve passengers from Chennai will be the first Indians to fly onboard the Airbus A380, the new double-decker ‘Superjumbo,’ the largest ever passenger airliner.

Singapore Airlines, the first airline to fly the 471-seater aircraft in a commercial sector, announced here on Monday that the maiden scheduled flight from Singapore to Sydney is set for October 29. The auction of seats on this flight raised 2 million Singapore dollars for charity.

The Chennai passengers will fly on the return leg from Sydney, and will be the first passengers from South Asia to set foot inside the jumbo jet.

“We thought it would be a unique way to honour our Chennai stakeholders for their contribution so far,” said Bharath Mahadevan, manager (Southern India), Singapore Airlines. The 12 passengers include six travel agents and four corporate representatives.