Case study — Eurowings

Eurowings put a Christmas sweater on every seat

Eurowings, one of Europe's largest low-cost airlines and part of the Lufthansa Group, ordered 2,000 custom knitted Christmas sweaters from Roody in 2023.

Eurowings had designed a custom sweater with their marketing agency and they needed a reliable production partner to create a fully knitted custom Christmas sweater that was very high quality. They wanted a sweater that matched exact brand pantones and that was very comfortable and cozy.

A Eurowings cabin with a custom knitted Christmas sweater laid over every single passenger seat
Client
Eurowings Aviation GmbH Cologne, Germany
Sector
Aviation Lufthansa Group
Order
2,000custom knitted Christmas sweaters
Designed by
Eurowings' own creative agency
Trees planted
2,000

The Project - making 2,000 sweaters that look amazing

Eurowings had designed a sweater that they wanted to make for staff, fans, followers, influencers and passengers. They wanted fully knitted sweaters with custom labels in their exact colours.

Roody started by checking the design and making a custom sample. The colours matched the Eurowings pantone and the client absolutely loved the sample. After checking quality, the client went ahead with making 2,000 sweaters.

Each sweater was fully knitted with custom labels added to the neck. The sweaters were knitted, stitched, washed, ironed and folded before being placed in labelled bags and added to boxes. Each sweater was carefully checked by our Quality Assurance team before being delivered in boxes to the client.

Each Sweater was fully knitted in the exact pantones with custom neck labels attached

Eurowings cabin crew and a full aircraft of passengers in matching knitted Christmas sweaters, hands in the air

One flight, every seat

The campaign was very clever - the sweaters would be given to influencers, staff members, followers and customers. The custom sweaters would become an item of envy. One of the most impactful events was to give a sweater to each lucky client on a flight in December.

Each seat had a sweater on the back which was a great surprise for each passenger. Pilots also wore the sweaters as did the crew staff. The pictures were amazing and were shared throughout social media.

The cabin crew wore them. The pilots wore them — the same sweater as the one waiting on every passenger seat, worn front of house for the whole flight.

That is the difference between branded clothing that gets handed out and branded clothing that becomes part of an event. The people representing the airline were wearing the same thing as the people flying with it.

Crew, pilots and passengers in the same sweater, on a scheduled flight.

Two Eurowings pilots in the cockpit wearing the custom knitted Christmas sweaters
The pilots wore them
A singer with a microphone performing in the aisle of the Eurowings flight, surrounded by passengers in the same Christmas sweater
The cabin crew wore them
A full cabin of Eurowings passengers wearing the same knitted Christmas sweater, smiling and filming

The best flight of the year

Pictures of the campaigns were widely circulated on social media with thousands of likes and shares.

The Eurowings ugly Christmas sweater had become an item of envy! Passengers and staff absolutely loved them.

2,000sweaters in the order
1December flight
Everyseat on board

2,000 sweaters,
2,000 trees

The full order shipped in 122 numbered and labelled boxes into the warehouse of Eurowings' inflight logistics partner, with a packing list for every box, inside the deadline they set at the start.

And we plant a tree for every item we make. This order planted 2,000. Roody is a certified B Corporation.

Questions buyers ask us

Can you help us with the design of the sweater?

Yes, of course. We have a design team that have designed thousands of Christmas Sweaters for brands around the world. They will be happy to help. If you'd prefer to design them yourself, that is no problem.

Can you match our brand colours in knitted yarn?

Yes - we knit the sweaters in a yarn that is matched to your pantone. We've done this for thousands of brands. Before going into production, we send you pictures and a video of your sample sweater to ensure you're 100% happy with the colour.

What quantities can you produce?

Our minimum order quantity is 100 sweaters. We produce tens of thousands of sweaters every month so if you have a larger volume, that is no problem

What are the sweaters made from?

For this order we recommended a recycled acrylic yarn. We use this yarn for most of our sweaters as it's soft, super comfy and machine washable.

How do large orders arrive?

Sorted and documented. The Eurowings order shipped in 122 numbered and labelled boxes into their inflight logistics partner's warehouse, with a packing list for every box, inside the deadline set at the start.

What does Roody do about sustainability?

Roody is a certified B Corporation which means we are committed to Environmental and Social Responsibility. We work with manufacturing partners we trust and have visited. We also plant a tree for every item we make — this order planted 2,000 trees.

Planning something your team will actually want to wear?

Tell us how many, when you need them, and what you want on them. We'll send you a mockup.

Request a mockup