ANA First A380 "FLYING HONU" Delivered!

ANA took delivery of the first A380 in a stunning livery called "Flying Honu".

I was invited to the delivery ceremony. It was such a momentous day to see the most special A380 livery called "Flying Honu" (Turtle) flying in the sky!

Watch the video to enjoy the special delivery ceremony and all the on-board products from First Class, Business Class, Premium Economy and Economy class which also feature a unique ANA COUCHii seating.

ANA will reveal the real interior of their A380 in a later date in Tokyo.

The ANA A380 will be operating exclusively on Tokyo Narita to Honolulu route with special menu, amenities on-board as explained and shown in the video.

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In this video, we celebrate and examine the delivery of All Nippon Airways’ first ordered A380 and what makes the set of three A380’s ordered by Japan’s largest airline, also known as Zennikkū, extra special.

Each of the three Airbus A380’s ordered by ANA will be painted in a striking, bright and fun livery with eyes and a nose and mouth painted on to the front of the plane, ultimately depicting sea turtles native to Hawaii.

The first delivered plane’s blue livery is dubbed “Flying Honu” and symbolises the sky. The other themes will be the ocean and sunset, focusing on the colours turquoise/green and orange respectively – the green liveried plane is expected to emerge from the factory in Hamburg on 25th March 2019. The liveries are some of the most elaborate ever attempted by Airbus – the first blue plane alone has taken 21 days to paint, making use of 16 unique shades of colour.

Flying Honu is scheduled to fly from Japan to Hawaii in the United States three times a week from late May 2019, departing from Narita international airport in Tokyo and arriving at Honolulu international airport.

During the delivery ceremony of the first A380 to ANA, Yutaka Ito, the executive vice president of ANA, remarked that the introduction of the Airbus A380 in to their arsenal was “something that the entire team at ANA is very excited about.” And with very good reason.

The new aeroplanes will feature four different cabins spread out over a staggering 520 seats between the upper and lower decks, catering for first, business, premium economy and economy classes as well as a fifth unique class introduced by ANA – “COUCHii,” which will feature seats with extendable leg rests that convert in to a bed.

First class passengers will be treated to massive 32 inch televisions and modernised, secluded suites with sliding doors and on-board novelties will include an All Nippon Airways exclusive bright blue Hawaii cocktail and a menu for economy class designed by Australian chef Bill Granger. There are even plans to build a dedicated A380 lounge at Honolulu international airport, providing separate entrances for premium passengers that connect straight to the exclusive upper deck of the aircraft.

With so much space and luxury, and the solid and reliable power of the Rolls Royce Trent 900 engines behind them, these new A380’s are likely to be the new jewels in the crown for Air Nippon Airways.

What do you think of the unique A380 liveries? Which is your favourite? Leave a comment down below and be sure to check out my recent video about the Airbus A380 more generally, The rise and fall of the A380, at https://youtu.be/HmHjI9Z_vbI

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