Report by : Gan Yung Chyan
/ KUCINTA SETIA
Distributed to All Press & Travel Professionals
On 28 March 2017, Sayacinta - Airpost reported that Hebei Airlines issued Bangkok inaugural flight "postcards" onboard its first flight to Suvarnabhumi on 27 March 2017. On Good Friday 14 April 2017, the journalist visited the headquarters of Hebei Airlines in Shijiazhuang and found one last remaining "postcard" of Hebei Airlines issued to celebrate the launch of its Shijiazhuang-Bangkok flight.
The "postcard" is not a conventional postcard with proper back for anyone to write his or her address. Hebei Airlines' "postcard" is actually a letter set consisting of the envelope indicating it as a souvenir of the inaugural flight with a stamp affix space showing Hebei Airlines B737-800 and an enclosed thick inaugural flight celebration card showing a section tourist map of Bangkok city centre. The user may paste a stamp on the envelope and mail the tourist card to a recipient.
Above are Sayacinta - Airpost's pictures of the Hebei Airlines' letter set. The letter sets are said to be available more onboard Hebei Airlines' flights to Suvarnabhumi.
Why was the letter set deemed as a "postcard"? It is traced to postal authorities' categories of postcards. For instance, Japan Post deems a letter set with enclosed "postcards with high frequency of use and stored in a case" as a postcard category but for serious postcard collectors, a letter set is not a postcard.
Hebei Airlines reported incorrectly about the "postcard" to the public media but it did not apologize for the error as a conventional postcard was never issued and Sayacinta - Airpost regret that the news was incorrect.
Hebei Airlines is not the only airline to have issued unconventional postcards. For example, Asiana Airlines' postcard onboard the Business Class of its flights is only a very small greeting card with no space for a stamp affix. OKAir, a Tianjin-based Chinese airline, issued aircraft comment cards on domestic flights.
Readers may wish to find out what other airlines issued unconventional postcard products. Sayacinta - Airpost wishes all readers to enjoy exploring the panorama of postcard issuance onboard flights.
/ KUCINTA SETIA
Distributed to All Press & Travel Professionals
On 28 March 2017, Sayacinta - Airpost reported that Hebei Airlines issued Bangkok inaugural flight "postcards" onboard its first flight to Suvarnabhumi on 27 March 2017. On Good Friday 14 April 2017, the journalist visited the headquarters of Hebei Airlines in Shijiazhuang and found one last remaining "postcard" of Hebei Airlines issued to celebrate the launch of its Shijiazhuang-Bangkok flight.
The "postcard" is not a conventional postcard with proper back for anyone to write his or her address. Hebei Airlines' "postcard" is actually a letter set consisting of the envelope indicating it as a souvenir of the inaugural flight with a stamp affix space showing Hebei Airlines B737-800 and an enclosed thick inaugural flight celebration card showing a section tourist map of Bangkok city centre. The user may paste a stamp on the envelope and mail the tourist card to a recipient.
Above are Sayacinta - Airpost's pictures of the Hebei Airlines' letter set. The letter sets are said to be available more onboard Hebei Airlines' flights to Suvarnabhumi.
Why was the letter set deemed as a "postcard"? It is traced to postal authorities' categories of postcards. For instance, Japan Post deems a letter set with enclosed "postcards with high frequency of use and stored in a case" as a postcard category but for serious postcard collectors, a letter set is not a postcard.
Hebei Airlines reported incorrectly about the "postcard" to the public media but it did not apologize for the error as a conventional postcard was never issued and Sayacinta - Airpost regret that the news was incorrect.
Hebei Airlines is not the only airline to have issued unconventional postcards. For example, Asiana Airlines' postcard onboard the Business Class of its flights is only a very small greeting card with no space for a stamp affix. OKAir, a Tianjin-based Chinese airline, issued aircraft comment cards on domestic flights.
Readers may wish to find out what other airlines issued unconventional postcard products. Sayacinta - Airpost wishes all readers to enjoy exploring the panorama of postcard issuance onboard flights.
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