Christmas light shows have long been viewed against city buildings or even large homes, but London's Luton Airport found a new way to revamp holiday light shows by projecting one on a 120-foot airplane.
With an easyJet A320 Airbus, Luton Airport ground staff created a fun holiday event in honor of the airport's 80th anniversary year celebrations.
It took four weeks to put the show together, which is no surprise when you consider that it involved 850,000 light sequences, 1.5 miles of LED micro bulbs, and a team of special effects artists and lighting designers.
Though it took four weeks to set up the show, airport ground staff only had 24 hours to decorate the plane and easyJet's 5,000 square-meter aircraft hangar for the event.
During the show, viewers marveled at Christmas lights that wrapped around the plane and lit up in a show full of projections and synchronized flashes and light changes to the sound of Tchaikovsky's Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy.
Local school kids were invited to watch the Christmas light show. Maddy Simonite, 9 years old, was even allowed to start off the night by switching on the lights for the first time. She said: "Switching on the lights made me feel like I started Christmas! I've been to see the Oxford Street Christmas lights but this was ten times better!"
Neil Thompson, Operations Director at London Luton Airport, said of the event: "As we reach the end of our redevelopment - the largest in the airports 80-year history - we wanted to extend a huge thank you to staff and customers and give them a special Christmas gift."
"Our team were given just 24 hours to dress an entire aircraft hangar and easyJet A320 Airbus plane before guests were treated to a dramatic Christmas lights switch on."
Director of Cabin Services of easyJet, Tina Milton added: "Most people who work in a regular office get to partake in festive decorating, so we laid down the challenge to ground crew to create the most spectacular light show featuring a plane. We were delighted to work with London Luton Airport to help get the festive feeling started amongst our staff and the local community in Luton."
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