Focus Taiwan
Date: 017/04/20
By Lee Hsin-Yin

Taipei, April 20 (CNA) China Airlines (CAL) said on Thursday it will launch flights to Japan using an aircraft featuring three cartoon bear characters and decorated with images representing Taiwan’s Tourism Bureau, Kaohsiung City and Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan.

The jet, dubbed “Buddy Bears,” is decorated with images of “Oh!Bear,” “Hero” and “Kumamon” which it is hoped will help boost tourism, CAL said.

“The cute and playful ambassadors for tourism will join passengers in the sky, market Taiwan on the international stage and highlight the friendship between Taiwan and Japan,” the carrier said in a statement.    [FULL  STORY]