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Cute ‘Hello Kitty’ Jets Conquering The Clouds

Forget the YouTube videos. If you want a real dose of cute cat, book a flight with Taiwan airline EVA Air. The carrier has recently added two more Hello Kitty-themed aircraft to its fleet, taking the total to five, on which everything from the fuselage to the flight attendants to the food is kitted out in the kawaii cat brand’s images.

This isn’t the first time Taiwan’s second-largest carrier and Japan’s comic company, Sanrio, which owns the Hello Kitty brand, have collaborated. The two companies launched the first generation of Hello Kitty jets in 2005. That Kitty fleet was disbanded in 2009, after its licensing agreement expired.

The new Taipei-based Hello Kitty jets — following the themes of Hello Kitty Happy Music Time and Hello Kitty Speed Puff — will join the three existing Hello Kitty jet family members and will operate on different routes originating from Taipei. The Happy Music Time jet flies to Sapporo and Guam, as does the Magic jet. Speed Puff flies to Hong Kong. Apple Jet flies to Seoul and Fukuoka. Global Jet serves Hong Kong and Tokyo.

The Hello Kitty journey starts with Hello Kitty boarding passes and baggage stickers. Then passengers make their way to a you-can’t-miss-it gate dedicated to the Hello Kitty flyer. The boarding gate in Taipei’s Taoyuan International Airport is pink and features a Hello Kitty playground.

On board, more than 100 in-flight items are specially designed with the Hello Kitty motif — including headrest covers, tissues, paper cups, utensils, milk bottles, snacks, soap dispensers, hand lotion, meals and ice cream. Passengers can also purchase limited edition duty-free products, such as Hello Kitty-shaped pasta, from flight attendants wearing Hello Kitty aprons.

EVA Air has been operating for more than two decades with a mixed fleet of Airbus, Boeing and McDonnell Douglas aircraft.

Are you crazy for Hello Kitty? Crazy enough to book most of your flights on these cute jets?

Source: CNN Go

Image: Kotaku

Malaysia Airlines Launches ‘Kid-Free Flights’

Malaysia Airlines have come up with a kid-free economy upper deck aboard its first A380 service, nonstop between Kuala Lumpur and London, which takes off July 1. Families traveling with under-12s — including babes-in-arms — will be automatically allocated seats in the main all-economy lower deck, says a Malaysia Airlines spokesperson.

But before we all jump to brand the decision makers at the flag carrier as a bunch of child-hating monsters, the airline is quick to point out that the 350 economy seats on the main deck of its new A380s will be enhanced and designated as a family and child-friendly inflight zone. And if there’s overwhelming demand for seats in economy class from families with children and infants, resulting in full load in the main deck, “we will still accommodate such demand in the 70-seat upper deck economy class zone of our A380.”

This isn’t the first time Malaysia Airlines has instituted a controversial policy relating to kids in the sky. Last year, the airline decided to ban infants from first class on its 747-400 routes. The decision won cheers from some — and words you’d never say in front of your kids from others.

Given their penchant for boldly going where no airline has dared before, here’s hoping Malaysia Airlines’ next move will be to designate a special zone for drunks and passengers who forgot to take a shower before their flight.

While Malaysia Airlines is the first to ban or segregate the little ones on flights, other airlines do recognize that traveling with young kids on long-haul flights isn’t easy. Several airlines, such as Gulf Air and Emirates, offer passengers free in-flight nanny services that range from helping with meals to entertaining the kids while mom watches a movie.

Source: CNN

Image: NDJ World

Cute ‘Hello Kitty’ Jets Conquering The Clouds

Malaysia Airlines Launches ‘Kid-Free Flights’

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