EVA Air Hello Kitty® Jet Makes 1st Flight to the US

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Sep 18, 2013, 04:00 ET

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- EVA Air has introduced its popular Hello Kitty jets to US travelers. EVA Chairman and airline Captain K.W. Chang piloted the first long-range edition of the aircraft painted with pop icon Hello Kitty and other Sanrio friends, from Taipei, Taiwan, on its first flight to Los Angeles. The Boeing 777-300ER Hello Kitty Hand-in-Hand jet will be used on three of EVA's 17 regular weekly flights from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Taoyuan International Airport (TPE). Information about EVA's Hello Kitty jets and flight schedules is available on a dedicated website at http://evakitty.evaair.com on www.evaair.com.

Hello Kitty EVA Hand-in Hand Jet Arrives at LAX today. (PRNewsFoto/EVA Air) (PRNewsFoto/EVA AIR)

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EVA Chairman KW Chang initiated Hello Kitty jets to make flying fun and passengers love them. The new EVA Hello Kitty Hand-in-Hand jet marks the first time Hello Kitty is featured on an aircraft amongst her Sanrio friends. The bright display of 19 Sanrio characters are shown hand-in hand, in different shapes and sizes, on both sides of the fuselage.

The Hello Kitty jet experience begins at airport check-in with Hello Kitty boarding passes and baggage stickers. Onboard, flight attendants wear pink aprons with Hello Kitty designs and passengers use more than 100 in-flight service items including headrest covers, pillows, tissue, hand cream, liquid hand soap, napkins, paper cups, utensils, snacks and meals. EVA Air and Sanrio have developed new inflight service item designs for the Hello Kitty Hand-in-Hand jet, including a selection of limited-edition Hello Kitty duty-free products that fans can buy inflight.

In addition to the Hello Kitty Hand-in-Hand jet, EVA Air currently operates five shorter-range Hello Kitty aircraft in Asia -- with regional flights between Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Mainland China and Guam. A member of Star Alliance, EVA offers more flights from Los Angeles, New York, Seattle, San Francisco, Toronto and Vancouver to Taipei where, with one stop, it offers passengers onward connections to more major business and leisure destinations than any other airline, www.evaair.com. For more information on Sanrio and Hello Kitty, please visit www.sanrio.com