Following the debut of its Pikachu-themed Boeing 787-9 in June, All Nippon Airways (ANA) revealed late last month that it is launching a second plane in Pokémon livery, which will be decorated with Eevee and its eight evolutions. The new Boeing 777-300ER, which is scheduled to take to the skies on August 31st, is the latest in a series of collaborations between Pokémon Air Adventures and various airlines, bringing a total of seven planes with larger-than-life Pokémon designs to passengers all over the world.
The new Eevee Jet NH depicts Eevee, its evolutions, and Pikachu “decisively moving forward into the future together,” according to Pokémon Air Adventures and ANA. The Pokémon-themed jets also come with a special themed in-flight experience. The seat covers, cups, napkins, and even the flight attendants’ aprons are decorated with the flying Pikachu emblem of Pokémon Air Adventures, and flights will feature themed music and in-flight entertainment options from Pokémon Kids TV and Pokétoons. Passengers can also receive themed souvenirs distributed on both the Pikachu and Eevee jets, including commemorative stickers, boarding passes, and kifuda wooden tag souvenirs featuring Pilot Pikachu.
While the Pikachu Jet already services quite a few routes internationally, the new Eevee Jet will be the first Pokémon-themed aircraft from ANA to service the mainland United States and the United Kingdom. Tickets are available now for flights between Tokyo's Haneda airpirt and San Francisco (NH108/NH107), New York City (NH110/NH109/NH160/NH159), and London (NH211/NH212) operating between August 31st and October 28th of this year. Sadly, this means that fans travelling to the Pokémon World Championships in Yokohama next month will miss out on having a suitably Pokémon themed for their flights unless they happen to extend their trips for a few weeks, but thankfully there'll be plenty more chances to opportunities to experience the Eevee Jet, as ANA currently expects to continue operating the jet in this livery for roughly 5 years.
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