Hello Kitty flies to Houston

HOUSTON  EVA Air flew its inaugural Taipei- Houston service, late last week using a new Boeing 777-300ER decked out in the Hello Kitty livery.
The airline even named its new plane EVA Air Hello Kitty Shining Star Jet to mark the flights to Texas.
With just one easy stop in Taipei, Houston passengers can now connect on to almost every business and leisure destination in Asia, including mainland China.
Travellers can book and buy tickets through travel agents, EVA ticket offices and online at www.evaair.com.
inside no 5“The Asian community in Houston is growing at a faster rate than any other demographic group in the city,” said Houston Mayor Annise Parker. “That’s just one of the many reasons why it’s imperative that we establish and maintain strong air service throughout the Asian region. The arrival of EVA Airways is a tremendous step forward in meeting that vital goal.”
As a full member of Star Alliance, EVA gives travellers from Houston and the Southwest comfortable options for travel worldwide.
From North America gateways that include Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Toronto and Vancouver in addition to Houston, EVA operates more flights from North America with one-stop connections to more destinations throughout Asia than any other airline.
Houston passengers can connect onward from Taipei via 86 flights to 10 cities in Southeast Asia, including Singapore, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Manila, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Phnom Penh, Jakarta, Surabaya and Denpasar.
With subsidiary UNI Air, EVA operates an additional 131 weekly flights to 29 destinations in mainland China and also flies to Guam, Korea, 10 major cities in Japan and more. It also makes flying more than just transportation.
“I initiated our Hello Kitty Jet concept to make flying fun. Travellers’ responses in Asia, Europe and the United States tell us we are succeeding,” said EVA Air Chairman KW Chang. “The support we have received from the City of Houston, Houston Airport Systems and Texas makes us feel welcome. By flying our latest Hello Kitty Jet and offering convenient one-stop connections to cities throughout Asia, we believe our new service will be a Texas-sized success.”
The new EVA Hello Kitty Shining Star Jet is the airline’s seventh specially painted aircraft and its second using a long-range Boeing 777-300ER. It currently flies its other six Hello Kitty Jets from Taiwan to Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, mainland China, Guam and Paris.
Houston Airport System EVA AirEVA is launching its passenger route between Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental and Taipei’s Taoyuan International Airports with three flights a week and adding a fourth, using a Boeing 777-300ER with standard EVA livery, 8 July.
EVA also extended its Houston Hello Kitty Jet service by also flying the new aircraft between Taipei and Singapore, over the weekend. Singapore-bound BR215 departs Taipei at 0925 and BR216 returns at 1510. Consistent with the Houston schedule, EVA operates Hello Kitty Jet service to Singapore on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday and will up the schedule to four flights a week, starting 1 July.
The aircraft has 333 seats, 39 in Royal Laurel Class business, 56 in Elite premium economy and 238 in Economy.

sourced:ttrweekly.com