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| A380 makes first passenger flight | A380 makes first passenger flight |
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| The world's largest passenger plane, the Airbus A380, has taken off on its first commercial flight - from Singapore to Sydney, Australia. | The world's largest passenger plane, the Airbus A380, has taken off on its first commercial flight - from Singapore to Sydney, Australia. |
| Singapore Airlines took delivery of the huge plane dubbed the Superjumbo just over a week ago and passengers bought seats in a charity online auction. | Singapore Airlines took delivery of the huge plane dubbed the Superjumbo just over a week ago and passengers bought seats in a charity online auction. |
| It can carry some 850 passengers but is carrying about 450 to Sydney. | It can carry some 850 passengers but is carrying about 450 to Sydney. |
| The Superjumbo's advent ends a reign of nearly four decades by the Boeing 747 as the world's biggest airliner. | The Superjumbo's advent ends a reign of nearly four decades by the Boeing 747 as the world's biggest airliner. |
| The new aircraft suffered almost two years of delays because of a number of construction problems but took off on time on Wednesday. | The new aircraft suffered almost two years of delays because of a number of construction problems but took off on time on Wednesday. |
| The BBC's Rajan Datar reports from aboard the plane that the journey is going smoothly. | The BBC's Rajan Datar reports from aboard the plane that the journey is going smoothly. |
| 'Part of history' | 'Part of history' |
| Hundreds of staff and passengers at Singapore's Changi Airport watched it lift into the sky, snapping the moment with pocket cameras and camera phones. | Hundreds of staff and passengers at Singapore's Changi Airport watched it lift into the sky, snapping the moment with pocket cameras and camera phones. |
| "I'm a big airplane freak and I love everything about planes," passenger Ernest Graaff told Reuters news agency before he boarded the liner. | "I'm a big airplane freak and I love everything about planes," passenger Ernest Graaff told Reuters news agency before he boarded the liner. |
| He had paid $40,000 for two business-class tickets on the jet. | He had paid $40,000 for two business-class tickets on the jet. |
| "I'm excited about being a part of history," he added before the seven-hour flight. | "I'm excited about being a part of history," he added before the seven-hour flight. |
| Passengers paid between $560 and $100,380 to be on the inaugural flight, Reuters notes. | Passengers paid between $560 and $100,380 to be on the inaugural flight, Reuters notes. |
| Did you see someone off in Singapore? Are you waiting for the plane in Sydney? Send us your comments using the form below. | Did you see someone off in Singapore? Are you waiting for the plane in Sydney? Send us your comments using the form below. |
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