ANA Unveils Specially Painted Aircraft "HELLO 2020 JET"

All Nippon Airways (ANA), an Official Partner of Tokyo 2020, held an unveiling event for its special-livery domestic aircraft "HELLO 2020 JET," carrying the spirit of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, at the ANA Component Maintenance Building hangar in Ota Ward, Tokyo, on January 28.
The aircraft was scheduled to be deployed on the Haneda-Fukuoka route the following day, January 29, and will subsequently operate on routes nationwide.

The vibrant design adorning the Boeing 777-200 fuselage features Japanese landscapes like Mount Fuji and cherry blossoms, along with motifs representing various Olympic sports. It was selected from 786 public submissions, with five finalists chosen for online voting. The winning design, by Asahi Matsumoto, received the most votes.

The aircraft's nickname, "HELLO 2020 JET," was named to reflect the company's desire to welcome 2020 alongside its customers, aiming to realize the Games' core vision of "Everyone's Personal Best," "Diversity and Harmony," and "Legacy for the Future."

President Yuji Hirako stated, "Since becoming an Official Partner of Tokyo 2020 in June 2015, our company has been promoting activities to advance the Games movement. As part of this, we decided to launch a specially painted aircraft. The dynamic and vivid color scheme, combining Japan's representative nature, structures, and silhouettes of various athletes, evokes a bright future. This aircraft will fly across Japan's skies until 2020, and we hope many passengers will board it to help build momentum together."

The Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic emblems will be printed on the seat headrest covers and the flight attendants' aprons.

Design creator Matsumoto commented, "I poured my wish into this design that people seeing the plane would associate it with the Tokyo Games and get excited. I couldn't believe my design won the grand prize, but I'm happy it resonated with everyone. Seeing it painted exactly as I submitted it, I want to thank everyone involved in creating this special livery." Currently 16 years old, his future dream is to become either a designer or an aircraft mechanic.

Guest table tennis player Ai Fukuhara shared her impressions upon seeing the actual aircraft: "I was surprised the design was exactly as submitted." She added, "Hosting the Olympics in your own country is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I hope it will be a wonderful Games. I want to be involved in some way." She also revealed her fulfilling life as a mother: "Right now, I'm enjoying raising my child every day. I speak to her in both Japanese and Chinese."

On stage, a surprise ceremony took place where Fukuhara signed a 1/100 scale model of the actual aircraft and presented it to Matsumoto. Additionally, Matsumoto's illustration depicting the "HELLO 2020 JET" alongside six airports—Haneda, Itami, Kansai, New Chitose, Kagoshima, and Naha—was unveiled.