TAIWAN — As the saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words. So, what do you think these pictures of EVA Air’s Hello Kitty-themed flights are saying?
For one thing, Hello Kitty is more popular than we ever thought. And another, EVA sure knows how to have fun.
What it’s like to fly EVA Air’s Hello Kitty plane: https://t.co/M1FWT9x083 pic.twitter.com/IGKsiugMNc
— The Points Guy (@thepointsguy) May 14, 2018
Finally saw it with my own eyes! The Eva Air Hello Kitty check-in counter at Taoyuan. Bye Taiwan! pic.twitter.com/bqGW6aPytX
— Kelly Hammond 韓麗 (@kellyahammond) August 12, 2016
The kitschy flights, which first launched in 2005, have seen renewed interest on social media now that they’re being offered 3x/week between Los Angeles and Taipei. Photos of the plane’s exterior, cabins and amenities have been popping up on Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest, and people are loving the absurdity of it all.
Not only is the outside of the plane decked out with giant-sized images of Hello Kitty and her friends, practically everything onboard has been customized to be either pink, animated, or cat-shaped, including the food.
Hello Kitty loves having fun and making new friends. She can’t wait to meet you all in March when EVA Air’s Hello Kitty Hand-in-Hand Jet comes to Los Angeles. Learn more about her exciting arrival. → https://t.co/2OfnNrB0IQ pic.twitter.com/p37sKW069F
— EVA Air (@EVAAirUS) March 12, 2018
Have you experienced our Hello Kitty flights? EVA Air’s Hello Kitty Shining Star Jet flies round-trip from Taipei to Chicago! Thank you jodicuzz for sharing this photo! Reach for the stars with us. → https://t.co/zKKUh8WLWk pic.twitter.com/2LTnjhFXWy
— EVA Air (@EVAAirUS) February 23, 2018
The cutlery comes in pastel shades and are wrapped in Hello Kitty-themed plastic, flight attendants wear pink aprons emblazoned with Hello Kitty’s face, breakfast items include Hello Kitty-shaped waffles, and even the toilet paper onboard is stamped with little Hello Kitty heads.
EVA Air To Operate Hello Kitty Flights To Houston – http://t.co/qP8P8hS8Rp pic.twitter.com/CI0RtIroL8
— Ben Schlappig (@OneMileataTime) December 18, 2014
Too much of a good thing? We say no way! At a time when airlines are eliminating all unnecessary frills, we appreciate and commend EVA for bringing fun back into flying.
EVA flies seven of its Hello Kitty painted aircraft on routes within Asia, in addition to its long-haul service to Los Angeles and Chicago. It brought back these flights to LAX on March 27, 2018 after rerouting them to fly Taipei-Paris in October 2014.
