Ngokulethwa kwezindiza ezintsha ezingama-71, iTAP Air Portugal yethula izindiza ezintsha zeChicago, San Francisco & Washington, DC

I-TAP Air Portugal isanda kufaka indiza ye-100 emikhunjini yayo, i-Airbus A330neo, njengoba umphathi ephethe ukuqala inkonzo kusasa kusuka eChicago O'Hare, futhi kamuva kule nyanga esuka eSan Francisco naseWashington, DC. Futhi ngoJuni 1, iTAP izokwethula i-A321 LR emisebenzini yayo yaseMelika, indiza phakathi kweNewark nePorto.

Imikhumbi eyi-100 iyirekhodi lenkampani yezindiza eneminyaka engu-74 ubudala. Sekukonke, i-TAP inezindiza ezintsha ezingu-71 ezilethwa ngo-2025, okuhlanganisa ama-21 A330neos, 19 A320neos, 17 A321neos, kanye namajethi angu-14 A321 Long Range. I-TAP iyinkampani yezindiza yokwethulwa kwendiza i-A330neo futhi njengamanje iyona kuphela inkampani yezindiza emhlabeni esebenzisa zonke izindiza zakamuva ze-Airbus ze-NEO.

Ngomhla lu-1 kuJuni, i-TAP izokwenza indiza yokuqala yezohwebo ewela i-Airlantic nge-Airbus A321 Long Range, ngoJuni 1, isuka e-Porto ilibangise eNewark Liberty International. Lokhu kuzoba ngokokuqala ngqa indiza yomndeni ewumzimba omncane, evame ukusebenza imizila yebanga eliphakathi, yenza umzila webanga elide. Izici ezintsha zale ndiza ziyivumela ukuba indize phezu kwe-Atlantic, inikeze abagibeli ukunethezeka kwendiza edonsa isikhathi eside.

Futhi ngoJuni 1, i-TAP iqala izindiza ezinhlanu zokuya nokubuya ngesonto phakathi kweChicago O'Hare neLisbon. Izindiza ezinhlanu zokuya nokubuya ngesonto phakathi kweSan Francisco neLisbon ziqala ngoJuni 10, bese kuthi uhambo lokuya nokubuya ezinhlanu luqale phakathi kweWashington-Dulles neLisbon ngoJuni 16.

“Kusasa, futhi, wusuku oluyingqophamlando. I-TAP iyingqalabutho ngaphesheya kwe-Atlantic ngenye yezinhlobo zakamuva zesizukulwane esisha se-Airbus, esebenza kahle kakhulu futhi enethezekile emhlabeni,” kusho u-Antonoaldo Neves, uMongameli Omkhulu we-TAP. “Amandla okusebenzisa izindiza ezinqamula i-atlantic inani elengeziwe le-Airbus A321LR, lapho i-TAP ingakwazi khona ukusebenzisa ngokugcwele indawo yase-Portugal, uma kubhekwa ukuba seduze kogu olusempumalanga yase-US kanye nenyakatho-mpumalanga yeBrazil. Ukufinyeleleka nokuvumelana nezimo kwale ndiza kusivumela ukuba sikhulise ukuxhumana phakathi kwePorto-New York nePorto-São Paulo.”

Njengoba kunezihlalo eziphezulu eziyi-16 ezigcwele, ezinezihlalo eziphezulu, ezine zazo ngazodwana, i-Airbus A321LR ibuye inikeze isikhala esithe xaxa esigabeni sezoMnotho ngezihlalo ze-ergonomic, okulingana naleso esitholakala kwi-Airbus A330neo, kanye nokuzijabulisa okuphakathi uhlelo lokuxhuma mahhala ngemiyalezo ebhaliwe engenamkhawulo.

Ukuvuselelwa kwemikhumbi yenkampani yezindiza, ngezindiza ezintsha ezingama-71 okuhlelwe kuze kube u-2025, bekuyingxenye ebalulekile yohlelo lwabaninimasheya olusha olwethulwa ngesikhathi le nkampani yezamabhizinisi izimele ngo-2015. Lezi zindiza zesizukulwane sakamuva, ezinezihlalo eziningi kanye nezindleko eziphansi, zisezingeni eliphezulu. inhliziyo yokuguqulwa kwe-TAP kanye nesimanje.

Ukukhula kwemikhumbi ye-TAP, kusuka ngonyaka ka-2015 kuya ku-2018, kumele ukunwetshwa okungama-21% - okuyiwona wonke amabhanoyi aseYurophu, akhule ngo-13% ngesikhathi esifanayo, ngokusho kwedatha yeFlight Global.

Le nkampani yezindiza esineminyaka engu-7 ikhona ingenye yezinkampani zezindiza ezi-10 ezikhula ngokushesha kakhulu kulo nyaka, ngokusho kweRoutes. I-TAP bekuyinkampani yezindiza yaseYurophu ekhula ngokushesha kakhulu eya e-United States eminyakeni emine edlule, indiza abagibeli abaningi ngo-39%, uma kuqhathaniswa nesilinganiso esincintisanayo sezindiza zaseYurophu esingu-19% esikhathini esifanayo.

Imikhumbi emisha isho ukukhula kwenethiwekhi yomzila okuqinile kwe-TAP - njengesevisi entsha eya e-Lisbon kusukela e-Chicago O'Hare, e-San Francisco nase-Washington-Dulles ngenyanga ezayo. Lezi zengezo zisho ukuthi i-TAP izosebenzisa amasango angu-8 aseNyakatho Melika, okuphindwe kane kunaseminyakeni emine edlule. Ukukhula kwabagibeli be-TAP phakathi kwe-Portugal neNyakatho Melika kukhule ngo-176.5% phakathi kuka-2015 no-2018. E-Brazil, lapho inkampani yezindiza inikeza amasango amaningi okuya e-Europe, i-TAP ibone ukukhuphuka kwabagibeli okungu-22.8% ngesikhathi esifanayo.

Izindiza zaseChicago zizosebenza ngeMisombuluko, oLwesithathu, uLwesihlanu, iMigqibelo namaSonto, zisuka e-Chicago-O'Hare ngo-6:05 pm, futhi zifike e-Lisbon ngo-7:50am ngakusasa ekuseni. Izindiza ezibuyayo zisuka e-Lisbon ngo-1:05pm, zifike e-O'Hare ngo-4:05pm.

Izindiza ze-SFO zizosebenza ngeMisombuluko, ULwesibili, ULwesine, IMigqibelo namaSonto, kusukela ngoJuni 10, zisuka ku-SFO ngo-4:10pm, futhi zifike e-Lisbon ngo-11:25am ngakusasa ekuseni. Izindiza ezibuyayo zisuka e-Lisbon ngo-10am, zifike ku-SFO ngo-2:40pm.

Izindiza zaseWashington zizosebenza ngeMisombuluko, NgoLwesithathu, ULwesine, NgoLwesihlanu namaSonto, zisuka ngo-10:40pm, zifike e-Lisbon ngo-10:50am ngakusasa. Izindiza ezibuyayo zisuka e-Lisbon ngo-4:30pm, zifike e-Dulles ngo-7:40pm.

“Njengoba kunezindiza ezintsha ezingaphezu kuka-70 ezisendleleni, lokhu kuseyisiqalo nje,” kusho uDavid Neeleman, umsunguli we-JetBlue Airways kanye nomnikazi wamasheya omkhulu ku-TAP. “Sinamasango angu-10 asuka eBrazil aye ePortugal futhi sikholelwa ukuthi singakwazi ukweseka inani elifanayo elivela e-US. Ukunwetshwa kwanamuhla e-Chicago nase-Washington, DC, kukhombisa indlela i-Portugal eyanda ngayo ukuduma, ikakhulukazi ngezivakashi ezisuka e-US Inethiwekhi yethu ngale kwe-Lisbon nayo iyakhula. Manje sikhonza ezindaweni ezingaba ngu-75 eYurophu nase-Afrika futhi amaphesenti angu-50 abagibeli baseMelika aphelele basiyisa ezindaweni ezingalé kwePortugal, abaningi basebenzisa uhlelo lwethu oludumile lwePortugal Stopover.”

I-A330neo izoba ne-Airspace entsha nge-Airbus cabin. Ikhabethe lomnotho manje selihlanganisa izigaba ezimbili: Ezomnotho kanye ne-EconomyXtra. Ukumisa nokuklama kunikeza umoya omusha, onendawo yomlenze owengeziwe, ukuhlalisa izihlalo ezijulile, namakhava ezihlalo amasha anombala oluhlaza nokumpunga, nokuluhlaza nokubomvu ku-EconomyXtra. Isihlalo esivamile singama-intshi angu-31, kuyilapho i-Xtra inikezela ngegumbi lomlenze eliyi-intshi amathathu elengeziwe elinephimbo elingu-34 amayintshi.
Ekilasini lebhizinisi le-TAP's Executive, i-TAP inikeza izihlalo ezilalelwayo ezintsha ezingama-34 eziyisicaba ezingaphezu kwamamitha ayisithupha ubude uma zihlaliswe ngokuphelele. Futhi, i-TAP inikeze amandla izihlalo zayo zekilasi lebhizinisi elisha ukuze zifake izikhala ze-USB namasokhethi kagesi angawodwana, ukuxhunywa kwama-headphone, izibani zokufunda ngazinye, nendawo eyengeziwe, okuhlanganisa negumbi lokugcina elengeziwe.

Indiza i-A330neo inesistimu yokuzijabulisa yomuntu siqu yobuciko kanye nokuxhumana okuvumela imiyalezo yamahhala. I-TAP kuzoba yinkampani yezindiza yokuqala yase-Europe ukunikeza imilayezo esekelwe kuwebhu ezindizeni ezithatha isikhathi eside mahhala kubo bonke abagibeli.

Ekilasini lebhizinisi le-TAP's Executive, i-TAP inikeza izihlalo ezilalelwayo ezintsha ezingama-34 eziyisicaba ezingaphezu kwamamitha ayisithupha ubude uma zihlaliswe ngokuphelele. Futhi, i-TAP inikeze amandla izihlalo zayo zekilasi lebhizinisi elisha ukuze zifake izikhala ze-USB namasokhethi kagesi angawodwana, ukuxhunywa kwama-headphone, izibani zokufunda ngazinye, nendawo eyengeziwe, okuhlanganisa negumbi lokugcina elengeziwe.

Kusukela yaqala ngo-1945 ngendiza eyodwa nje kuphela, imikhumbi ye-TAP ikhule ngokuqinile:

• 1945 – 1
• 1955 – 12
• 1965 – 9
• 1975 – 28
• 1985 – 29
• 1995 – 41
• 2005 – 42
• 2015 – 75
• 2019 – 100

I-TAP yethula uhlelo lwe-Portugal Stopover ngo-2016 ukuze iqhubeke nokuheha isivakashi 'esingaphezu kwe-Lisbon'. Abahambi abaya kuzo zonke izindawo ze-TAP zaseYurophu nase-Afrika bangajabulela ubusuku obuhlanu e-Lisbon noma e-Porto endleleni, ngaphandle kwemali eyengeziwe yendiza.

IPortugal Stopover, esanda kuqanjwa ngokuthi “Uhlelo Lokumisa Okuhle Kakhulu” ngumagazini i-Global Traveler, inenethiwekhi yabalingani abangaphezu kuka-150 abahlinzeka ngokukhethekile ngamakhasimende eStopover ngezaphulelo zamahhotela kanye nokuhlangenwe nakho okuncomekayo njengokungena mahhala eminyuziyamu, ihlengethwa elibukele I-River Sado nokunambitheka kokudla - ngisho nebhodlela lamahhala lewayini lasePutukezi ezindaweni zokudlela ezibambe iqhaza.

Abahambi bangajabulela nokuma e-Lisbon noma e-Porto ngisho noma indawo yabo yokugcina isePortugal, njengalokhu: Faro (Algarve); I-Ponta Delgada noma i-Terceira (i-Azores); kanye neFunchal noma Porto Santo (Madeira).