So, Smaug (The Dragon) Landed at LAX This Morning. No Big Deal.

What’s that in the sky? It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a dragon!

If you were in sight of Los Angeles airport this morning, the latter two answers would both have been correct.

Air New Zealand gets to call itself the official airline of Middle-earth thanks to a partnership with the upcoming film The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, which was largely filmed in New Zealand. In celebration of tonight’s Hollywood premiere of the film, the airline transformed a Boeing 777-300 aircraft – emblazoning the 177 foot-long Dragon on both sides.

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