Hello Kitty Jet Lands in LA

WHY IT RATES: Client flying to Asia with small children will be happy to learn from travel agents that EVA Air is adding Hello Kitty themed flights between Los Angeles and Taiwan .—Donald Wood, Breaking News Senior Writer.

EVA Air is adding its popular Hello Kitty Hand-in-Hand Jet into its Los Angeles schedule on Tuesday.

It is using the specially painted plane on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday for three of the 21 nonstop flights it operates between Los Angeles and Taipei, Taiwan every week.

From nose to tail of the colorful Boeing 777-300ER, Hello Kitty and Sanrio friends of different colors, shapes, and sizes join hands and invite fun and friendship. Among the 19 Sanrio Family characters linking hands with Hello Kitty and Dear Daniel are My Melody, Kuromi, Little Twin Stars, Cinnamoroll, Pompom Purin and Bad Badtz-Maru.

EVA BR005 departs Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) at 11:55 a.m. and gets into Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) at 5:05 p.m. the next day. Return flight BR006 leaves TPE at 10:10 a.m. and arrives at LAX at 6:50 a.m. The specially painted Boeing 777-300ER is configured in three cabins, Royal Laurel Class business, Premium Economy, and Economy. Flight time from LAX to TPE is 14 hrs. and 10 mins. From TPE to LAX, it’s 11 hrs. and 40 mins.

The fun of flying on EVA’s Hello Kitty and Sanrio Family Jets begins at airport check-in with special boarding passes and baggage stickers. Onboard, cabin crews wear Hello Kitty Jet aprons and passengers use themed service items, including headrest covers, pillows, tissue, hand cream, soap, napkins, paper cups, utensils, and snacks.

EVA flies seven of the specially painted planes on routes within Asia, in addition to long-haul service to Chicago and Los Angeles. Its other Hello Kitty planes are the Shining Star, Joyful Dream, Celebration Flight and Friendship Bows. Its Sanrio Family aircraft are the gudetama Comfort Flight and Bad Badtz-Maru Travel Fun planes.

For more information, reach out to your local travel agent.

SOURCE: EVA Air press release.