United Airlines has sent Star Wars universe into a frenzy.
The airline showed off photos and a model of a Boeing 737-800 that it will mark up and debut later this fall in honor of the Dec. 20 release of “Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker.”
United made the announcement on its home turf in Chicago during the city’s Star Wars Celebration.
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The livery will include the new film’s logo, as well as other Star Wars imagery including a lightsaber on either side of the plane’s tail.
As you might expect, Star Wars fans and United employees were beside themselves.
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“The aircraft will be exploring the ‘domestic galaxy’ and will not be assigned a specific route, meaning customers across the US may have the opportunity to travel on this unique plane,” airlines-to-fly-star-wars-rise-of-skywalker-plane-this-fall/” target=”_blank” rel=”nofollow noopener noreferrer”>United spokesperson Natalie Noonan told CNET.
United is also giving away two tickets to the premiere of the film. Retweet the airline’s Twitter announcement to qualify; so far, United’s tweet has been retweeted almost 10,000 times in a day and a half.
The trailer for “Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker” also dropped this week. Plus, new details for Disney’s Star Wars Galaxy Edge were also unveiled this weekend.
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