
Whether they feature a standard paint job, celebrate the launch of a Hollywood film or commemorate a cultural icon, airlines are going further than ever before to create eye-catching liveries.

Most planes feature an airline's standard paint job, but every now and then a carrier comes up with a colourful or clever design to wow passengers.

Every day, hundreds of passengers are flown across the Atlantic Ocean on Icelandair's Hekla Aurora plane, which is decorated with a paint scheme inspired by the northern lights.

Inside, the Boeing 757 has a one-of-a-kind LED mood lighting system in the main cabin that recreates the display of the Aurora Borealis.

South African budget carrier Kulula Airlines came up with a clever livery that points out various components of the aircraft, including the jump seat, galley and loo. Featuring a moustache in support of Movember, the plane has an arrow pointing to the cockpit with the words 'the big cheese'.

From a plane featuring Anna, Elsa and Olaf from Frozen to one that celebrates the Adventures of Tintin, these are some of the world’s best alternative aeroplane liveries that are currently in the skies.

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Icelandair

Icelandair's Hekla Aurora plane is decorated with the northern lights and flies across the Atlantic Ocean every day of the year

A one-of-a-kind LED mood lighting system inside the Boeing 757's main cabin recreates the display of the Aurora Borealis

Kulula Airlines

South African budget carrier Kulula Airlines came up with this clever livery that points out various components of the aircraft

This livery for Kulula Airlines featured a moustache to coincide with Movember and raise awareness and funds for men's health

Brussels Airlines

This Airbus A320 called Rackham, from Brussels Airlines, celebrates The Adventures of Tintin, created by Belgian cartoonist Herge

The passenger jet is disguised as the famous shark submarine from the 1944 Tintin album Red Rackham’s Treasure

This image shows how a Brussels Airlines employee can't resist taking a snap of the startling Tintin livery

All Nippon Airways

All Nippon Airways' Boeing 777 featuring a Pokemon livery is currently used on domestic routes between Tokyo and Sapporo

WestJet

More than 170 gallons of paint were used to create this Frozen-themed livery on a Boeing 737 for Canadian airline WestJet

Anna, Elsa and Olaf are all featured on WestJet's Frozen-themed plane, which was its second collaboration with the Walt Disney Company

Snow joke: The tailgate of this WestJet plane is decorated with a giant Elsa and Anna, making the plane an eye-catching sight

EVA Air

Taiwan's EVA Air has several liveries featuring Hello Kitty. This Airbus A330 flies between Taipei and Manila, Seoul and Hong Kong

All Nippon Airways

Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways painted three planes with Star Wars liveries, including this R2-D2 theme, to celebrate the latest film

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner with the R2-D2 paint job has been used on routes from Tokyo (Haneda) to Beijing, Paris and Sydney

Air New Zealand

Before the premiere of the second film in The Hobbit trilogy, Air New Zealand unveiled this livery featuring images of the dragon Smaug