- United has launched a special new "Star Wars"-themed Boeing 737-800 plane.
- The plane was launched to celebrate the release of "The Rise of Skywalker."
- Decked out in dueling Resistance and First Order livery, the plane is flying across the US, Canada, Central America, and the Caribbean.
- Passengers can book a flight by looking up the aircraft's tail number, N36272.
- United also has a webpage dedicated to the plane and its "Star Wars" promotions.
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Luke Skywalker may have claimed the Millennium Falcon was a "piece of junk" when he first saw it (even though it could, you know, make point-five past lightspeed) — but he probably wouldn't be saying that about United Airlines' shiny new Boeing 737-800.
To celebrate the December theatrical release of "The Rise of Skywalker," billed as the last film in the nine-film Skywalker saga, the airline has launched a special "Star Wars"-themed plane— and though it can't travel at lightspeed, it does look pretty spiffy, or at least nothing at all like the heavily modified ship of a certain scruffy-looking nerf herder (sorry, Han Solo).
The plane made its first flight earlier this month, from Houston to Orlando, Florida. Though there were plenty of evil First Order stormtroopers on hand, thankfully no one was taken away for questioning by Kylo Ren.
Here's what the plane is like inside.
The Force — er, flight — is strong with the Boeing 737-800's galactic-themed livery, which revels in the power of the Dark Side on one side ...
... and the virtuous Light Side on the other.
The exterior of the plane is full of cool details ...
... though they might be tough to see in the sky without macrobinoculars.
The battle between good and evil also plays out inside the plane, where one side of the aisle has seat rests bearing the symbol of the brave Resistance ...
... and the other the wicked First Order.
Even the amenity kits passengers get are "Star Wars"-themed. Passengers can also hear the film series' iconic soundtrack when they board and receive a commemorative pin.
Source: People
Cool as the plane is, one must be cautious. You never know when evil stormtroopers may be waiting on board ...
... or at the gate ...
... or simply patrolling airport terminals on the lookout for the Resistance.
Play it cool and you should be able to sneak past them.
You might even be able to find the droids you're looking for.
Perhaps as a way to scare off the First Order, the plane also stands out on flight-tracking screens.
Instead of a galaxy far, far away, the plane is flying across the US, Canada, Central America, and the Caribbean. You can try to book it by looking up its tail number, N36272.
Unlike what many jokingly said of a certain Millennium Falcon, a hunk of junk United's new plane is not.
Perhaps the only downside is there isn't a whole fleet of the one-of-a-kind plane ...
... but at least it can still fuel our imagination, just like "Star Wars."
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