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Hello Kitty jet soars on successful maiden voyage
Eva Air's jet is the sixth Hello Kitty jet in the air. All photos courtesy of Youscooper Sherman Shih
Love all things cute? Imagine boarding a plane painted over with Sanrio characters holding hands, being greeted by cheerful flight attendants in pink Hello Kitty-themed aprons, sitting down and laying your head on a Hello Kitty pillow, eating delicious food with Hello Kitty carved onto it and wiping your mouth with—you guessed it—a napkin on which is printed the face of Japan's most popular feline.
It may sound like the favorite dream of every kawaii (cute) culture adherent—but it's a dream that Sanrio and Eva Airways made come true with the EVA AIR Hello Kitty Hand-in-Hand jet, the sixth and newest in a line of Hello Kitty jets.
Taiwanese YouScooper and EVA Airways frequent flyer Sherman Shih boarded the Hello Kitty-fied Boeing 777-300ER craft's successful maiden voyage from Taipei's Taoyuan International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport last September 18.
Shih took photos of the Hello Kitty arrival party that greeted the flyers at LAX, and his video shows Sanrio mascots getting off the plane in time for pictorials.
Shih said he is proud of the aircraft and recommends the flying experience to others.
Partygoers at the arrival party at LAX.
Taiwanese YouScooper and EVA Airways frequent flyer Sherman Shih boarded the Hello Kitty-fied Boeing 777-300ER craft's successful maiden voyage from Taipei's Taoyuan International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport last September 18.
Shih took photos of the Hello Kitty arrival party that greeted the flyers at LAX, and his video shows Sanrio mascots getting off the plane in time for pictorials.
Shih said he is proud of the aircraft and recommends the flying experience to others.
Even the in-flight meal has Hello Kitty all over it.
And an experience it is indeed, beginning with cutesy Hello Kitty boarding passes and stickers handed to passengers at Taoyuan and ending with the arrival party, where abounded adorable giveaways, scrumptious-looking Hello Kitty cupcakes, and charming nail art of Sanrio characters.
According to an article on USAToday.com, on the inside of the airplane, a passenger can expect Japan's most popular feline's emblazoning “more than 100 in-flight service items, including headrest covers, pillows, tissue, hand cream, liquid hand soap, napkins, paper cups, utensils, snacks and meals.”
In keeping with Sanrio's gatekeeping of all things kawaii in Japanese pop culture, the others before the Hand-in-Hand jet are named Magic Stars, Loves Apples, Around The World, Happy Music, and Speed Puff.
The Hello Kitty Hand-in-Hand jet was piloted by Eva Air chairman K.W. Chang for the maiden voyage, and will be used on three of Eva Air's 17 regular weekly flights from Taipei to LA. — Vida Cruz/BM, GMA News
All the details, from boarding passes to pillows, are Hello Kitty-fied.
In keeping with Sanrio's gatekeeping of all things kawaii in Japanese pop culture, the others before the Hand-in-Hand jet are named Magic Stars, Loves Apples, Around The World, Happy Music, and Speed Puff.
The Hello Kitty Hand-in-Hand jet was piloted by Eva Air chairman K.W. Chang for the maiden voyage, and will be used on three of Eva Air's 17 regular weekly flights from Taipei to LA. — Vida Cruz/BM, GMA News
