Wednesday, July 9, 2014

EVA AIR HELLO KITTY FLIGHT BR858 HKG-TPE ECONOMY SEAT 20D AirbusA330-200 長榮航空經濟客艙香港到台北再回香港


JULY 5, 2014
EVA AIR BR 858
HKG-TPE
DEPARTURE 20:55PM
ARRIVAL 22:40PM
Seat 23A, 23C, 23D
Economy Class
A330-300 (333)

Seat map from SeatGuru.com



Taking papa and mama on a short trip to Taipei for 4 days. Can't afford to fly them on business yet, maybe in 10 years =) sorry!

I was assigned seat 23A but let mamapapa sit together at 23A and 23C. I took 23D with an uncle next to me. Configuration is 2-4-2 generally throughout economy cabin. 

Was very exited about this Hello Kitty themed flight but turned out the theme was literally paper thin. 

Hello Kitty boarding pass
Boarding pass. Cute. I would've been a lot more excited if I were 5 years old. 

Hello Kitty safety card
Safety info card is themed too. 

Hello Kitty themed content
Very low res low quality display constantly playing hello kitty while passengers were boarding. 

Seat with Hello Kitty head rest liner in PINK

TV and tray table
Seats were very old school aka late 90s United / the very first generation of on demand on SQ. 

Wired control unit, doubles as phone (not LED)

Headphone jack and button for reclining seat back
Retractable control and 3-prong audio. Very retro, not in the good sense. 

Headphone plug

Headphones came in a plastic bag with Hello Kitty printed on
Headphones were the ones that you'd insert the black sponges onto the ear piece yourself. At this point I gave up. 

From top left clockwise: chocolate cake with pink sugar Hello Kitty head, puke bag, cutlery, facial mist and liquid soap

Clockwise from top left: headrest liner, air freshener holder, paper cup, toilet paper
Various paper products used to theme the plane. While I appreciate the effort, it is quite minimal. 

Pink plastic silverware and a pink hello kitty chocolate placed on inedible non-descript cake were the only themed items on the meal tray. Meal was forgettable. 

Granted it was a 1.5 hour flight, there were no menu handed out, no diet coke, no coke zero, no choice of meat ..... Etc. I know I know, it's coach. But I was a bit spoiled by CX and SQ. Chief flight attendant could barely speak English. Captain's English was passable. 

And I looked everywhere. There's no power outlets. 

Updated July 11:
Life size card board hello kitty in EVA uniform welcoming you to Tao Yuan Airport
Return flight from TPE back to HKG 4 days after. There are a lot more themed items at Taipei airport. 

Hello Kitty Check-in Kiosk
Another Hello Kitty themed area at Tao Yuan Airport with a whole roomful of pink-ness.

义燒炒飯
Dinner - BBQ pork and shrimp fried rice with a piece of ribbon shaped carrot.

什菜絲沙律
Hello Kitty fish cake on top of an Asian slaw. No mayo. The raisins were a disgusting touch.

Hello Kitty Livery
Got a shot of the whole plane at Tao Yuan airport.

Conclusion:
All in all, it'd be a lot more exciting for a 5 year old girl. I don't know what I was thinking ...... It was a good experience though. But will most likely not get out of my way to get on it in the future. 

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