Angry Birds themed Finnair lands in Singapore
Finnair's customized Airbus A340 arrived at Changi Airport in Singapore from Helsinki Wednesday carrying the participants for the Angry Birds Asian Challenge that was held at Changi Airport.
Finnair in cooperation with the game's developer Rovio Mobile conducted an online competition wherein participants could tweet why they are Singapore's most avid Angry Birds fan. The top five most popular fans and two to three participants who were chosen by a jury to take a free flight to Helsinki, including a tour of Rovio HQ and return flight to Singapore with other winners.
Two of the eight were Shirley Tan, 46, Singaporean trainer and blogger and Karen Tang, 40, Singapore National Heart Center executive.
During the flight, the Angry Birds fans and other passengers were given the chance to join in the competition on games consoles. The winner has been titled as first Angry Birds Asian Challenge champion.
Finnair's Airbus A340 has been themed with Angry Birds motif. The staff were dressed in Angry Birds uniform, items from Angry Birds' menu were also served to the passengers.
“We want to be able to always delight and surprise Finnair fans and customers with fresh ideas that engage their imagination, ideas that they don’t normally expect from an airline such as this Angry Birds Asian Challenge which will be played at 10,000 meters in the air, " said by Petteri Kostermaa, Finnair’s sales director for Singapore and South East Asia.
“We hope that with this Challenge, we will be able to make fans of Angry Birds in Singapore and around the world into friends of Finnair as well.”
The specially themed flight is the first Finnair direct flight to Singapore and is considered the airline's longest flight ever.
Finnair in cooperation with the game's developer Rovio Mobile conducted an online competition wherein participants could tweet why they are Singapore's most avid Angry Birds fan. The top five most popular fans and two to three participants who were chosen by a jury to take a free flight to Helsinki, including a tour of Rovio HQ and return flight to Singapore with other winners.
Two of the eight were Shirley Tan, 46, Singaporean trainer and blogger and Karen Tang, 40, Singapore National Heart Center executive.
During the flight, the Angry Birds fans and other passengers were given the chance to join in the competition on games consoles. The winner has been titled as first Angry Birds Asian Challenge champion.
Finnair's Airbus A340 has been themed with Angry Birds motif. The staff were dressed in Angry Birds uniform, items from Angry Birds' menu were also served to the passengers.
“We want to be able to always delight and surprise Finnair fans and customers with fresh ideas that engage their imagination, ideas that they don’t normally expect from an airline such as this Angry Birds Asian Challenge which will be played at 10,000 meters in the air, " said by Petteri Kostermaa, Finnair’s sales director for Singapore and South East Asia.
“We hope that with this Challenge, we will be able to make fans of Angry Birds in Singapore and around the world into friends of Finnair as well.”
The specially themed flight is the first Finnair direct flight to Singapore and is considered the airline's longest flight ever.
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