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A multimillion dollar flight of fancy

By Kevin Done

Published: November 12 2007 19:03 | Last updated: November 13 2007 04:19

Someone had to do it. On Monday Saudi Prince Alwa­leed bin Talal became the first person in the world to sign on the dotted line for the ultimate status symbol. He bought an A380 superjumbo – the world’s biggest commercial aircraft – as his own personal jet.

Prince Alwaleed, ranked by Forbes magazine as the 13th richest person in the world, flew into the Dubai Airshow in his private Boeing 747.

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