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Video: The Force is strong in YVR's new arrival

ANA flight lands at Vancouver Airport on Sunday decked out as R2D2 from the Star Wars movie fame

Vancouver International Airport welcomed a Star Wars-themed All Nippon Airways’ R2-D2 branded aircraft, a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, on Oct. 18.

This marked the first time the aircraft touched down on North American soil as part of its scheduled service between Tokyo Haneda Airport (HND) and YVR.

The much-awaited new Star Wars movie, which will be episode seven, comes out in December.