Singapore Airlines Ltd. plans to auction off seats for the first commercial A380 flight on eBay Inc.'s Singaporean auction site, with all proceeds from the auction going to charity.
The A380, built by Airbus S.A.S., is the world's largest commercial jet liner and can seat up to 555 passengers, although the aircraft ordered by Singapore Airlines are designed to seat fewer than 480 passengers. Singapore Airlines is the first airline to put the new jet into service, with the inaugural flight set to take off in October from Singapore to Sydney.
Anticipating high demand from aircraft enthusiasts for a seat on the inaugural A380 flight, Singapore Airlines decided to auction off tickets on eBay's Singapore Web site. Proceeds from the auction will be split into thirds, with one-third going to Singapore's Community Chest; one-third split between the Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick, and The Children's Hospital at Westmead; and one-third donated to Midecins Sans Frontihres.
"Bids will be invited for seats on this history-making flight, and winning bidders will know that every dollar they pay will go to worthwhile charities," the airline said in a statement. Exxon Mobile Aviation will donate fuel for the flight, it said.
Singapore Airlines did not say when the auction for A380 tickets will start, but is accepting registrations from people interested in bidding for the tickets.
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.
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
***Making it Easier to Watch Items in My eBay***
Hi everyone, I'm Subha Shetty with eBay's Buyer Experience team, with some good news for buyers who watch items in My eBay.
Currently, here's how it works. Let's say you're searching for an item and, on the search results page, you see a few items that look interesting. You click on one of them to read the complete description. It does look interesting, so you decide to watch it in My eBay by clicking the "Watch this item" link on the item page. The page refreshes to display a message saying that you're watching it in My eBay. Now, if you want to go back to the search results page to find more items to watch, you have to click your browser's Back button twice – once to go back to the original item page, and once more to get to your search results. Many buyers have said they'd like to return to search results faster, so we're changing how this works.
In the next few days, when you click the "Watch this item" link on an item page, instead of the entire page refreshing, it will quickly change to display a confirmation that you're watching the item in My eBay. And after that, you can get back to the search results page with only one click on your browser's Back button. Result? You get a faster confirmation that you're watching an item, and no additional clicks to return to your search results.
Note: the "Back to list of items" link at the top left of the item page will continue to work as before – it's an alternate way of getting back to the search results without using the browser Back button.
Sincerely, Subha Shetty, Buyer Experience Team
Currently, here's how it works. Let's say you're searching for an item and, on the search results page, you see a few items that look interesting. You click on one of them to read the complete description. It does look interesting, so you decide to watch it in My eBay by clicking the "Watch this item" link on the item page. The page refreshes to display a message saying that you're watching it in My eBay. Now, if you want to go back to the search results page to find more items to watch, you have to click your browser's Back button twice – once to go back to the original item page, and once more to get to your search results. Many buyers have said they'd like to return to search results faster, so we're changing how this works.
In the next few days, when you click the "Watch this item" link on an item page, instead of the entire page refreshing, it will quickly change to display a confirmation that you're watching the item in My eBay. And after that, you can get back to the search results page with only one click on your browser's Back button. Result? You get a faster confirmation that you're watching an item, and no additional clicks to return to your search results.
Note: the "Back to list of items" link at the top left of the item page will continue to work as before – it's an alternate way of getting back to the search results without using the browser Back button.
Sincerely, Subha Shetty, Buyer Experience Team
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