EVA to fly Hello Kitty 777 to USA and Europe
#61
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2001
Posts: 10,960
Did LAX-TPE on the Kitty Jet - 13 hours 35 minutes and here is where Kitty showed up:
1 - at LAX check in - dedicated check in counters for the Kitty flight - another set for the non-Kitty flight
2 - bag tags, boarding pass, lounge invitation
3 - boarding music/video
4 - FA welcome announcement / arrival announcement
5 - FA uniform
6 - Toilet Paper, Elite/Economy Soap, etc. In RL, it is the expensive non-kitty bottles
7 - Menu, Safety Card, Headrest Cover, Pillows
8 - tiny bits of Kitty in my food
9 - Duty free items
No Kitty barf bag but I think there is really not that much Kitty in-flight for any non-Kitty people to throw up and need the bag
1 - at LAX check in - dedicated check in counters for the Kitty flight - another set for the non-Kitty flight
2 - bag tags, boarding pass, lounge invitation
3 - boarding music/video
4 - FA welcome announcement / arrival announcement
5 - FA uniform
6 - Toilet Paper, Elite/Economy Soap, etc. In RL, it is the expensive non-kitty bottles
7 - Menu, Safety Card, Headrest Cover, Pillows
8 - tiny bits of Kitty in my food
9 - Duty free items
No Kitty barf bag but I think there is really not that much Kitty in-flight for any non-Kitty people to throw up and need the bag
#62
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: So Cal
Programs: UA Gold/0.744MM, WN AL, Hyatt Diamond, MR Scum, Hertz PC, National Exec, Avis PC
Posts: 5,552
OK, so my wife is a huge Kitty fan and I've resigned myself to burning some UA miles to fly LAX-TPE (or vv) on the Kitty jet. But I just realized that BR has Rimowa amenity kits in RL. So the real question is - do the Rimowa kits survive the Kitty branding (i.e. do they still provide the Rimowa kits on the LAX-TPE-LAX Kitty branded flights)? Or is it even more insane and they have Kitty branded Rimowa kits?
#63
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Join Date: May 2001
Posts: 10,960
OK, so my wife is a huge Kitty fan and I've resigned myself to burning some UA miles to fly LAX-TPE (or vv) on the Kitty jet. But I just realized that BR has Rimowa amenity kits in RL. So the real question is - do the Rimowa kits survive the Kitty branding (i.e. do they still provide the Rimowa kits on the LAX-TPE-LAX Kitty branded flights)? Or is it even more insane and they have Kitty branded Rimowa kits?
#64
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: LAX
Programs: Hyatt Platinum, SPG Gold, Hilton Gold
Posts: 290
Flew LAX-TPE on the Hello Kitty plane. Got great sleep and had a great lobster meal with champagne. Can't complain. Would have liked to see a little more Hello Kitty though... Here's my review if you're interested.
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#66
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: So Cal
Programs: UA Gold/0.744MM, WN AL, Hyatt Diamond, MR Scum, Hertz PC, National Exec, Avis PC
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Anyone have an inkling of the LAX-TPE and vv Kitty schedule beyond 6/30? BR's site only lists it out to 6/30
And has anyone noticed that awards on the Kitty planes seem to be basically non-existent? I don't think I came across a single day where any Kitty award seats in RL were available with UA miles
And has anyone noticed that awards on the Kitty planes seem to be basically non-existent? I don't think I came across a single day where any Kitty award seats in RL were available with UA miles
#67
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Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: ORD, HKG
Programs: UA*G, AA Emerald, HHonors Diamond, Hyatt globalist
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For LAX-TPE it is, but BR doesn't only have kitty planes for LAX-TPE, they have 5 other 330 that are kitty theme flying intra-asia too like HKG, PVG, ICN, NRT, HND, CTS, GUM. All those intra-asia kitty routes have many seats for awards no matter C or Y.
#68
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Join Date: May 2001
Posts: 10,960
Anyone have an inkling of the LAX-TPE and vv Kitty schedule beyond 6/30? BR's site only lists it out to 6/30
And has anyone noticed that awards on the Kitty planes seem to be basically non-existent? I don't think I came across a single day where any Kitty award seats in RL were available with UA miles
And has anyone noticed that awards on the Kitty planes seem to be basically non-existent? I don't think I came across a single day where any Kitty award seats in RL were available with UA miles
I can see they hold onto Kitty Jet inventory longer than others. You actualy don't get as much Kitty in RL as you do in Elite or Y. In November, I had good luck with finding last minute inventory in Y on the Kitty Jet TPE-LAX.
#69
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Florida:)
Programs: AA, HH, SPG, UA
Posts: 269
I have been constantly looking to redeem UA miles in Y for the Kitty planes.....and have had no luck whatsoever!!!! In fact, I've seen a few flights here and there, but those are not kitty planes. The majority of the flights that I have seen available are being routed from LAX-SFO-TPE. I was hoping to find something before the amount of miles increased I have also looked for flights TPE-LAX...but still no luck.
Anyone have any luck redeeming UA miles?
Anyone have any luck redeeming UA miles?
Anyone have an inkling of the LAX-TPE and vv Kitty schedule beyond 6/30? BR's site only lists it out to 6/30
And has anyone noticed that awards on the Kitty planes seem to be basically non-existent? I don't think I came across a single day where any Kitty award seats in RL were available with UA miles
And has anyone noticed that awards on the Kitty planes seem to be basically non-existent? I don't think I came across a single day where any Kitty award seats in RL were available with UA miles
#70
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Join Date: May 2001
Posts: 10,960
I have been constantly looking to redeem UA miles in Y for the Kitty planes.....and have had no luck whatsoever!!!! In fact, I've seen a few flights here and there, but those are not kitty planes. The majority of the flights that I have seen available are being routed from LAX-SFO-TPE. I was hoping to find something before the amount of miles increased I have also looked for flights TPE-LAX...but still no luck.
Anyone have any luck redeeming UA miles?
Anyone have any luck redeeming UA miles?
#71
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Munich, Taipei
Programs: AB Gold, TK Elite
Posts: 179
Does anyone know if the Kitty 77W fly within Asia?
Currently the Kitty 77W:
BR16 Wed TPE 23.55 19.25 LAX -> BR15 LAX 22.45 05.30 (+2) TPE Friday
BR16 Fri TPE 23.55 19.25 LAX -> BR15 LAX 22.45 05.30 (+2) TPE Sun
BR12 Sun TPE 18.25 13.55 LAX -> BR01 LAX 23.25 06.10 (+2) TPE Tue
Since BR01 arrives in TPE on Tuesday early in the morning and doesn't leave TPE as BR16 till almost midnight Wednesday. Its almost 18 h.
Do they use it for any other intra Asia routes? Has anyone got them before?
Currently the Kitty 77W:
BR16 Wed TPE 23.55 19.25 LAX -> BR15 LAX 22.45 05.30 (+2) TPE Friday
BR16 Fri TPE 23.55 19.25 LAX -> BR15 LAX 22.45 05.30 (+2) TPE Sun
BR12 Sun TPE 18.25 13.55 LAX -> BR01 LAX 23.25 06.10 (+2) TPE Tue
Since BR01 arrives in TPE on Tuesday early in the morning and doesn't leave TPE as BR16 till almost midnight Wednesday. Its almost 18 h.
Do they use it for any other intra Asia routes? Has anyone got them before?
#73
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: HPN
Programs: not anymore! I'm FREE!
Posts: 3,451
Anyone have an inkling of the LAX-TPE and vv Kitty schedule beyond 6/30? BR's site only lists it out to 6/30
And has anyone noticed that awards on the Kitty planes seem to be basically non-existent? I don't think I came across a single day where any Kitty award seats in RL were available with UA miles
And has anyone noticed that awards on the Kitty planes seem to be basically non-existent? I don't think I came across a single day where any Kitty award seats in RL were available with UA miles