Artist launches own airline, calls it Angelhaha

Qinmin Liu says her airline will let passengers "fly with happiness".

Artist Qinmin Liu in a promotional photo for her airline Angelhaha.

Artist Qinmin Liu in a promotional photo for her airline Angelhaha. Source: Qinmin Liu

Artist and choreographer Qinmin Liu says she is "interested in making unachievable dreams come true".

Case in point? The Chinese-American performer is launching her own art airline, which will carry passengers to art events around the world, reports.

airlines will take its maiden flight on December 6 as it flies up to nine passengers to Miami's Art Basel event in a small private jet.

Tickets don't come cheap, with the one-way flight costing between $2,700 - $3,500 (AUD $3,546 - $4,597), but Liu promises the "most positive energy" and an "unforgettable experience". 

The airline boasts in its slogan: "Fly with Angelhaha. Fly with happiness", while Liu promises it will be "the most successful 21st century company under a female leadership".
"Angelhaha will do everything to provide the happiest moment and environment to human beings," the reads.

"We cherish every moment of 'haha', because we understand we are living in an unstable, boring, full of lies world.

"As an emerging company, our businesses will create visible and invisible products and services to serve everyone's daily life. We will treat your happiness seriously."

Liu says in the future she plans to have one large aircraft, making flights a more affordable $300 - $3,000 (AUD $394 - $3,940) depending on the itinerary.
Angelhaha only flies to art events, including one-way tickets to happenings in New York, Hong Kong, Venice, Berlin, Abu Dhabi, London and Paris.

Liu, who was born in Changsha, Hunan Province and now lives in New York, started her own airline because she hated the experience she had flying home to China and wondered "is there something I can do about this?" 

She is not only the founder and CEO of the airline, she is also the airline representative and chief flight attendant, and says her performance will be part of the experience.

"Service is performance. Environment is choreographed. I am going to use airplane, time, and this contained space to offer all my passengers a choreographed experience," she tells the Guardian.

"Everything you will receive is happiness and it's a piece of me. Happiness is ahead of you."

So far, Liu has broadcast a 15-second commercial on Chinese state television, which just shows her face laughing.
But, Liu reassured that yes, the airline is real, and yes, it's definitely happening. 

Watch this (air) space.

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Published 23 November 2017 3:45pm
Updated 23 November 2017 3:49pm
By Alyssa Braithwaite


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