Eva Airways Harnesses the Power of Hello Kitty

Travel Blog  •  Michael Yessis  •  02.13.06 | 12:09 PM ET

imageOh, those toys do get around. While Barbie’s man Ken was off backpacking through Tibet, Hello Kitty was flying around Asia. Taiwanese airline Eva Airways recently painted an Airbus A330-200 with images of Hello Kitty and dressed up its flight attendants in Hello Kitty-themed outfits. It turns out the ever-popular cartoon cat sure can sell airline tickets. Since Hello Kitty made the scene, bookings are up 13 percent, the New York Times reports.

Tags: Air Travel, Media, Tres Loco, Asia, News and Briefs

Michael Yessis

Michael Yessis is the cofounder and coeditor of World Hum.


1 Comment for Eva Airways Harnesses the Power of Hello Kitty

porntida 02.25.08 | 3:57 PM ET

Hello , I’m just wondering how much does it cost to fly in the hello kitty airplane A330-200 from the LAX to taipei then to Thailand
        -thank you porntida

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