The outside is more eye-catching than the inside: globally popular colorful aircraft designs that are both adorable and stylish

By Rita

To attract passengers' attention, in addition to competing on ticket prices, airlines have also gotten creative with their “aircraft livery,” not only building brand image but also generating buzz to entice travelers to open their wallets just for a photo with these planes. CNN recentlyreportedon several globally renowned airlines with particularly striking aircraft designs. Here we’ve rounded up eight of them — next time you buy a ticket, keep an eye out for a chance to fly on one of these.

1. Southwest AirlinesSouthwest Airlines
U.S.-based Southwest Airlines recently launched a new livery featuring red, yellow, and blue — colors that represent the airline’s meticulous care for its passengers.

▲ Southwest Airlines (Photo / Southwest Airlines fan page)

2. Frontier AirlinesFrontier Airlines
The livery is also a newly redesigned version from this year, though the animal logo on the tail remains the same — just an older version of the design.

▲ Frontier Airlines (Photo / Wikipedia)

3. Air New ZealandAir New Zealand
Earlier this year, Air New Zealand unveiled an all-black livery, incorporating native fern motifs as a symbol.

▲ Air New Zealand (Photo / Air New Zealand fan page)

4. Air New ZealandAir New Zealand
Over the past few years, New Zealand has gained international attention thanks to films like “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit.” Capitalizing on this, the airline painted a giant dragon, Smaug, on one of its aircraft.

▲ Air New Zealand (Photo / Air New Zealand fan page)

5. Fiji AirwaysFiji Airways
Fiji Airways won a design award in 2014 for drawing inspiration from traditional Masi art for its livery.

▲ Fiji Airways (Photo / Wikipedia)

6. Bangkok AirwaysBangkok Airways
Last year, Bangkok Airways targeted the family market by painting several child-friendly mascots on its planes. But overall, the airline has long been known for its vibrant liveries.

▲ Bangkok Airways (Photo / Bangkok Airways fan page)

7. Canadian North (formerly First Air)Air Inuit
The latest livery released by this Canadian airline is very stylish.

▲ Canadian North (Photo / Wikipedia)

8.EVA AirEva Air
To celebrate Hello Kitty’s 40th anniversary, Taiwan’s EVA Air transformed its European route aircraft into Hello Kitty-themed planes.

▲ EVA Air (Photo / EVA Airways Corp. EVA Air fan page)