Folks who read the news would know that JAL is having financial troubles again. Apart from seeking help from the Japanese government again, its also having a joint marketing campaign with Doraemon and Japanese folks who travel on domestic routes might have the chance to ride with Doraemon and his friends.

This marketing campaign is for the upcoming Doraemon movie “Nobita’s Great Battle of the Mermaid King” 「のび太の人魚大海戦」, which will be screened in Japan on 6 Mar 2010.

The Doraemon plan will be a Boeing 777-300 decorated with large colorful images of Doraemon characters. It is limited to domestic routes (mainly between Tokyo Haneda, Sapporo, Itami, Nagoya, Fukuoka and Okinawa) and the plane will take flight beginning in mid-February.

Source: JAL Press Release via Pink Tentacles

Personally, I don’t really bother what is on the outside or inside of the plane as long as it gets me to my destination. They ought to hire more pretty stewardess and maybe have a meido-theme plane instead. ^^

I had only flown on Singapore Airlines so have no experience with Japanese airlines. Anyone care to share their experience on JAL?