Dhaka: Aviationtag is running a charity auction with bag tags created from upcycled aircraft skin.

The rare tags feature exciting colour combinations and are being sold to raise money for “Balthasar Children’s and Young Adults’ Hospice”, based near the company’s headquarters in Cologne. The hospice provides support to families when a child or young adult is diagnosed with a terminal condition.

14 parts of aircraft skin are up for auction. They are already proving to be extremely popular on the eBay auction. The tags run from small propeller planes to the mighty Queen of the Skies.

Last year, the company had created tags from Eva Air’s last Boeing 747. Three tags from the plane are part of the auction, each bearing text.

The most popular piece is green with “DOOR” printed in white. This small part of aircraft skin currently has 78 bids, with the highest sitting at USD 1,318.

Two more parts from this aircraft also have bids exceeding EUR 1,000, with the highest sitting at USD 1,438.

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