Confession (okay, I'm not sure this is actually much of a confession, as it's likely quite obvious): I'm a tween Asian girl at heart. At least I like most of the same things they do, including Hello Kitty. So there's nothing quite like the Hello Kitty experience at Taipei Airport. EVA Air operates select flights…
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Quiet nifty ! Breaks the monotony of the airport.
It's nice that they really commit to the whole thing, not just a livery on a plane.
Growing up, my sister was obsessed with Hello Kitty. Even now that she's married and has three kids, her house still has elements of Hello Kitty. As a result of your report, I'm trying to figure out how I can take her to Asia so just she can experience the Eva Air Hello Kitty flight. I used to be a Star Alliance guy (former USAirways Chairman's Preferred). Now OW for obvious reasons. I'm so bummed that I didn't take advantage of the Life Miles promo and could've purchased miles for use on Eva. One of these days, I'll take her and I can't wait to see her reaction. It will be just precious.
Thanks Ben for the post. Looking forward to your Singapore flight review.
I would absolutely love to take this flight just because of the novelty of it, it seems like it would be so much fun and break up the monotony of flying.
However I just personally don't understand the obsession with hello kitty. Ben, as a self declared fanatic could you shed some light on what is so intriguing/fascinating/cool about hello kitty? 🙂
You are not a fan until you wear hello kitty underwear. Post a picture of you in it and then we will believe it.
UntIL then this is just a gimmick.
"I’m a tween Asian girl at heart. At least I like most of the same things they do"
-- such as white men... 😉
@Lauren it's just something he really likes. I'm sure you have a few things that you REALLY love and always get excited for.
"I’m a tween Asian girl at heart"
Hm, I'd have pegged you as a sassy black drag queen wannabe at heart...
I'm surprised this theme is being offered by a non-Japanese airline.
Lucky, I am so happy that someone else other than me (that's over ten years old) still gets excited about Hello Kitty things. I would be just as excited as you! Can't wait to see the actual flight review.
If you are ever in the Tokyo area again, you should definitely check out Sanrio Puroland! It's basically a Hello Kitty/Sanrio-themed theme park. Although I was self-conscious visiting, to be honest. I'm a small woman and I got strange looks from the parents as I stood in line to take pictures with the characters...
I actually just bought some LifeMiles for the reason of taking this flight. I look at it as an experience, just to say I have done and seen something different.
I am flying to Taipei and connect to Fukuoka on the apple plane. 75k miles per person.
Had a 3 hour transit in Taipei, so walked the whole airport. There must be another 12-15 theme rooms other than Hello Kitty- very impressive. Other nice things at the airport is authentic local noodle stalls and free shower in the public area, though you seem to need to being your own towel and toiletries, at least I could not figure out how to get them otherwise.
@Tony: your comment got me thinking it would be awesome to have a LOTR/Hobbit/Middle Earth themed version of all this on Air New Zealand and at AKL airport!
@J: The clock cities are a pretty interesting mix. Pretoria being the capital makes sense and is pretty close to Joburg and they also picked Brasilia over Rio/Sao Paulo,but interestingly kept New York instead of DC and Dubai over Abu Dhabi.
I smiled, sometimes giggled, while reading this post.
....so much about me being an AvGeek
Hey Ben, I just left Dubai but when I was at the big mall there I noticed a Hello Kitty Spa and the first thing I thought of was you :p
Have you been to it?
My mom absolutely loves Hello Kitty and I was trying to see if we could fly it out of Chicago for our trip to Japan this summer. Unfortunately, it just didn't work out schedule wise but I'm saving up miles & points to fly her in business class on a Hello Kitty jet, maybe as a retirement present in a few years. Even though we've never flown on a Kitty plane, we did have a flight leave from the Kitty gate a few years ago and I remember how excited she was about that.
Youre lucky you flew, they have announced they are retiring most of the hello kitty planes . I get two more chances in a month, before its gone. totally tragic.! where's the pics inside the plane