REMINDER/All Nippon Airways Bringing Pokemon 747 ToWashington's Dulles Day Family Festival.

Business Editors

REMINDER...Sat. (June 3)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

      WHO: All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan's largest airline

      WHAT: Boeing 747 jumbo jet, exterior painted with Pokemon
        characters. Aircraft is 232 feet in length and is covered nose
     




				

				
				 
				


   to tail in characters, some more than 20 feet tall, from the
        popular children's television cartoon series, movie and
        Nintendo software game. Pokemon features more than 150
        characters, each with magical powers. Over the past few years,
        Pokemon has won the hearts and captured the imagination of
        children and adults in Japan and the U.S.

      WHEN: June 3, 2000, 1030 a.m.- 1230 p.m.

      WHERE: Washington, D.C.
           Dulles International Airport
           The Pokemon 747 will be part of the annual "Dulles Day
           Family Festival, which draws thousands to the airport.

      WHY: To bring the infectious joy of the Pokemon characters to our
        transpacific passengers. Onboard, ANA flight attendants wear
        Pokemon aprons and seats feature Pokemon headrest covers. This
        aircraft is used on ANA's U.S. routes from Tokyo to Los
        Angeles, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., London and Paris.
        ANA has six other Pokemon aircraft in service on routes in
        Japan.