Starlux Airlines passengers flying to Tokyo until Sunday would receive a World Baseball Classic (WBC)-themed tea bag as a gift and can watch sports-related movies on board, the Taipei-based airline said yesterday.
Taiwan is competing in Group C of the pool round of the tournament at the Tokyo Dome from tomorrow until Sunday.
The airline said that it has teamed up with Taiwanese tea brand Jing Sheng Yu to launch an “Aerial Cheer Squad” campaign, in which all passengers on flights from Taipei to Narita International Airport during the four-day period would receive an exclusive “Victory Blessing” tea bag as a gift.
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It has also prepared baseball-themed inflight entertainment, featuring sports films such as 42, Moneyball and The Rookie, the airline said.
Passengers could also watch the documentary Those Years: The Unsung Heroes of Professional Baseball (那些年，撐起職棒的他們) and a food-focused interview with Taiwan captain Chen Chieh-hsien (陳傑憲), “After Work Eats — Chen Chieh-hsien / Lin An-ko” (下班去吃飯—陳傑憲／林安可), from the online variety show Muyao 4 Super Play (木曜4超玩), it said.
“They would also have exclusive access to the Dreams Come True Project (夢想好棒) podcast series, featuring in-depth conversations with documentary director Lungnan Isak Fangas and former professional baseball stars such as Lin Chih-sheng (林智勝), Wang Sheng-wei (王勝偉) and Huang Tsung-an (黃宗安), exploring their experience winning international games, and the resilience and grassroots development of baseball in Taiwan,” the airline said in a statement.
Former Major League Baseball pitcher and WBC veteran Kuo Hong-chih (郭泓志) joined Starlux to film social media videos in support of the national team.
Leveraging his wealth of international experience, Kuo rallies fans to unite in cheering on the Taiwanese team, the airline said.
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