The world's biggest jetliner ever built completed its first commercial flight on Thursday, a new chapter in air transportation.
The Singapore Airlines-owned Airbus A380 superjumbo touched down in foggy Sydney, Australia, at 5:24 p.m. local time (0724 GMT), just over seven hours after it began its historic flight from Singapore. The airline was carrying nearly 500 passengers and crew. Some passengers bid up to $100,000 for a seat on the historical trip.
The superjumbo took off on schedule at 8.16 a.m. (0016 GMT) on a 7 1/2-hour flight that launched a new era in air travel.
The Associated Press reported the flight carried 455 passengers and a crew of about 30, including four pilots. Among the passengers was CNN's Richard Quest. Watch superjumbo land in Sydney.
"It was an amazing experience," Quest said, shortly after disembarking the plane in Sydney. 
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