Airline shows off new Hobbit dragon

New Zealand’s national airline unveiled a giant image of the dragon Smaug on one of its planes to celebrate the premiere of the second film in the Hobbit trilogy.

Airline shows off new Hobbit dragon
Mon, 02 Dec, 2013 - 07:25

New Zealand’s national airline unveiled a giant image of the dragon Smaug on one of its planes to celebrate the premiere of the second film in the Hobbit trilogy.

Air New Zealand showed the 177ft image that is featured on both sides of a Boeing 777-300 aircraft.

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