'Star Wars' Cast Flies to London Premiere on R2-D2 Plane

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Channel: Mashable Deals · 2015 · News & Politics

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How do you transport the star-studded cast of The Force Awakens across the Atlantic to the movie's London premiere?

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In a plane painted like R2-D2 and outfitted with elaborate Star Wars details, of course.

Japan's All Nippon Airways unveiled the first R2-D2 plane earlier this year, in partnership with Star Wars and Lucasfilm.

And on Tuesday, the ultimate aviation Star Wars event happened, as the cast of the film boarded the plane at Los Angeles International Airport to head to London on flight — wait for it — ANA 1977.

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